He had been Gov. of Virginia, Minister to France, Member of the Continental Congress, author of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Lauer's question was a natural one for a sycophant of political nobility and worshipper of our political Elitists. Trump clearly isn't part of the "in-crowd" so he can't be any good, right?
Although I thought Trump handled things very well, I do wish he had emphasized that the office of the president is essentially a management task. You run a big organization. You make big decisions. You hire the right people. You make sure that the people you hired are performing the job. Trump has excelled at this more than just about anyone you can think of.
Sure, Trump hasn't send a Marine division in to die on the beaches, but I really don't see how that's a necessary job qualification for a political candidate -- it narrows the field pretty severely.
He was the wartime governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781.