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Greed is NOT an equivalent and absolute attribute of success.

Greed is a sin as common with leftists (e.g., Clintons) as with success in business and rooted in selfishness and ego. It is part of the fallen human condition.

Success in business has, I would say, far more in common with the trait of self-sacrifice, kindness and generosity to those less well-off than greed.

Self-interest and selfishness are not the same thing. Selfishness is always wrong, and I’d say it abounds more amongst liberals and Marxists than free-enterprise folk.

Self-interest and generosity/kindness towards those less well-off are often found together, and are surely not mutually exclusive.

Is Trump greedy? Motivated by greed? I dare say we cannot judge. He clearly is kind and generous to many, especially his hard-working employees, who almost universally commend him.

I see a man rather driven by two things: success in whatever he does, and seeing things done well and done right - and done quickly. Can he be arrogant, and narcissitic? Clearly he can.

In contract, Obama is inherently a narcissist and arrogant - they are core elements of hi nature.

I don’t believe that to be true of Trump.

PS: I started and owned several successful businesses - and often paid my employees more than I paid myself.....and often paid my employees when I paid myself nothing. It was the right thing to do - and almost always ended up benefitting the companies.