One underrated and underappreciated skill in a leader/president, is choosing to surround yourself with the right people.
I’d rather have milquetoast Biden, with a group of intelligent policy wonk (many that lean progressive) in his ear and guiding his pen, than a narcissist demagogue who surrounds himself with sycophants. That’s how so much bad shit happens…
Check out “The Regime” on Max for a pretty funny satirical look at what can happen when the latter situation is taken to its logical end.