Why Trump doesn't really want to be president

I don't believe Donald Trump really wants to be our next president. I've said before that Trunp doesn't really believe the garbage he's spouting. So why does he persist in running for the nation's top job? In this, I agree with my wife: I think he's trying to make some twisted point that our electoral system is irreparably broken. He's trying to prove to us that our votes no longer count, that the presidency is bought, not elected.
   Trunp is an incurable egomaniac, and perhaps part of him does believe that he does have the answers for fixing our country's problems. But in his heart of hearts, I don't believe he really wants the job. And why would he? Consider: Trump is a billionaire, worth at least $4 billion. The presidency only pays $435,000 a year. Not bad, but Trump has more than that in his couch cushions. Why would he willingly take such a huge pay cut? If Trump wins, he will have to divest himself of all his massive holdings and give up control of his empire, at least for the next four years. I just can't  really see him doing that. And really, why would he?
   Trump is a control freak. He's used to getting his way, to having people ask "how high?" When he says, "jump." If he becomes president, he's going to learn quickly that he can't run the country the same way he does one of his businesses. He's going to have to learn to work with Congress. He's going to have to learn that he won't be able to do everything he wants. He's going to have to learn to compromise. And given his "my way or the highway" personality, I just can't see that happening.
   Trump is making a mockery of our electoral system, and if he wins the nomination, he'll make a mockery of the general election, and maybe even the presidency. To Trump, this whole thing is some kind of game, some sort of twisted reality show. To borrow a term I heard recently from some comedian, it's "Celebrity Select-A-President." To Trump, winning the presidency is some kind of challenge. This whole fiasco is the ultimate feather in his cap. It's designed to stroke his already massive ego.
   The best case scenario I can see if Trump wins is that he will soon tire of the job, the constant scrutiny and the criticism. In that case, let's pray that he selects well when it comes to picking a Vice President. Another possibility is that his candidacy will be the mirror the GOP needs to realize that they have drifted too far to the right and it will cause them to pull the party back toward where it truly belongs: in the political middle. If that happens, perhaps this misguided exercise in ego won't have been a complete waste after all.