Donald Trump can't read I just came across some disturbing information. He may be illiterate. Or his learning capacity is limited. A president must also be ready to process verbal information quickly and effectively. In other words, a president must be able to read. Even those who brought into question the intellectual capacities of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush could not argue with the fact that both were voracious readers. Tony Schwartz’s recollection of Donald Trump, however, reveal an individual who does not read.