I read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged during summers in college. Had a profound effect on me. Amazing reads.
When we were at Epcot, found this on the wall of the American Exhibit, "The American Adventure.":
Another Ayn Rand quote:
I've always had this vision of someone like Trump running for President. Someone like Hank Reardon or Howard Roark. Then I would lapse in despair thinking they would never run for office. Then I would rebound and say, "But if someone is going to really make change in our Federal government, really confront the fraud, waste, abuse and the administrative state, it would have to be someone like Reardon or Roark." Voila', here we are. .
The takers, elites and administrative state will do everything in their power to fight him, as we are witnessing daily.
President Trump needs our daily support and prayers. Fight on!
Honestly, I don't think Trump is like either of those characters; he's President because he wants to make America back into the image it once was...truly great. Roark and Reardon would be hands-off as President. The only "programs" they would advocate for is freedom. They'd delegate most of the work, and probably run a business on the side. They might advocate for a top-notch military, but it would be very lean, very efficient.