title:  Robert Reich Just Ruined A Trump Supporter’s Week With Facts
text: You ve got to love Robert Reich. The former Secretary of Labor under future First Lady and former President Bill Clinton met a Trump supporter at a coffee shop and couldn t resist stopping for a moment to ruin the poor guy s week by introducing him to a concept that is foreign to him: facts. I finally found a Trump supporter   this morning when I went to buy coffee. (I noticed a Trump bumper sticker on his car.),  Reich writes in a Facebook post that has gone viral since he posted it Monday morning. Then he completely dismantled Trump   politely   before the guy s very eyes: Hi,  I said.  Noticed your Trump bumper sticker. Yup,  he said, a bit defensively. I hope you don t mind my asking, but I m curious. Why are you supporting him? I know he s a little bit much,  said the Trump supporter.  But he s a successful businessman. And we need a successful businessman as president. How do you know he s a successful businessman?  I asked. Because he s made a fortune. Has he really?  I asked. Of course. Forbes magazine says he s worth four and a half billion. That doesn t mean he s been a success,  I said. In my book it does,  said the Trump supporter. You know, in 1976, when Trump was just starting his career, he said he was worth about $200 million,  I said.  Most of that was from his father. That just proves my point,  said the Trump supporter.  He turned that $200 million into four and a half billion. Brilliant man. But if he had just put that $200 million into an index fund and reinvested the dividends, he d be worth twelve billion today,  I said.The Trump supporter went silent. And he got about $850 million in tax subsidies, just in New York alone,  I said.More silence. He s not a businessman, Reich concluded.  He s a con man.  Hope you enjoy your coffee. While it s unlikely that Reich managed to change the Trump fan s mind   or even reach him on a level that matters   he surely left the guy steaming more than a freshly-brewed cup of go-go- juice. Oh, to be a fly on the wall during that conversation!Featured image via Getty Images (Win McNamee)/screengrab