“I propose Trump and Cruz have an Apprentice like contest which involves some problem solving - like organizing planning for building a skyscraper. “
This is an excellent suggestion for testing skill sets to be president, provided of course that you see the purpose of the federal government is to build things.
If on the other hand you think the purpose of the federal government is to defend our rights and provide for the common defense, coincidentally the view of the nation’s founders, then you see mega-public works projects for what they are. Boondoggles whose primary purpose is to pay off political allies, like the trillion dollar Obama stimulus package that was nothing more than legalized graft to the unions. At which, by the way, Trump is proudly accomplished.
If you listened to his speech announcing his candidacy (I did, intently, as I was fully willing to support him) it seemed as though his primary motivation for entering the race was frustration that the politicians he bribed would not stay bribed.
I see the job as problem solving with complext variances.
Some of the solutions are fairly simple i.e build the wall.
Perhaps the most complex part of the job would be dealing with Congress and I believe this is why Trump said he’d choose a VP with deep experience (Jeff Sessions?).
Providing for the common defense is something I believe Trump would be excellent at - as well as protecting our rights.
Being POTUS is not something he’s wanted to do since grade school but he sees big problems that need to be fixed or our children’s and grandchildren’s lives won’t be anywhere close to as good as ours were.