Laugh if you want to. Jake can be a major clown when he wants to be, which is most of the time, but the president may be seeing something else.
Mr. Trump may glance at Jake and see someone with the gift of charisma and profound persuasion. Some folks have it naturally, some never even finished high school but clearly have the ability to captivate and influence other people.
Famous people can often see it in others who have the potential of fame and vast influence. Pat Nixon saw it in Donald Trump. In 1987, Pat Nixon was deeply impressed by Donald Trump’s appearance on the Phil Donahue Show. She wrote a letter to her husband, former President Richard Nixon, that if Donald Trump ever ran for president, he would win.
While most of us initially hated the pick, Trump sure was right about Marco Rubio.