“It’s always been that way. George Washington had a ton of charisma and may have been the greatest leader we’ve ever had. Both style and substance.”
You obviously don’t know your history. George Washington gave an absolutely horrible inauguration speech. He was nervous and mumbled and was totally uncomposed. Nevertheless, it didn’t matter, because it is not the style, but the substance that makes someone a leader.
And when he gave his inauguration speech he was already the president.