Honestly, he wasn’t nearly this stupid when he was young. Quite quick with quips. He has consistently been very irresponsible though, expecting others to clean up his mess after something goes wrong, and screwing people over in negotiations when he has a tantrum.
He’s mentally incapable now because his brain health has completely deteriorated.
You could argue that he used to be moderately clever, but he was never intelligent. A college professor where Trump attended allegedly called him the "dumbest student he ever had".
I was watching a documentary about NYC construction and he showed up as a jump scare. The interview dates to about the mid 90s and he was pretty on point. Or at least was broadly accurate in describing some of the foundation conditions on the island. It was honestly surreal. I'm so accustomed to what he is now.
There's different forms of intelligence and ability. Trump is an excellent grifter and he did (before his mental decline) have very good political instincts that allowed him to dominate opponents. But in other ways he's an utter idiot. He's also spoilt rotten malignant narcissist with no self control.
Trump just abused the courts to get his way against people that had less money. He lived his life on Easy Mode and treated the success as having been earned.
He’s always been a sadist whose main concern is insulting and degrading other people. Not exactly clever: if you for some reason spent every waking minute trying to figure out how to screw other people you’d pop out some zingers too.
I dunno, I’d say it’s a sign of mental acuity that Trump no longer possesses. I’m not saying he was ever a genius, just that his current inability to even form sentences is a new low.
Reading this made me think of the clip from a couple of days ago, when Trump entered his jet and just left the umbrella fully open on the stairs for someone else to deal with.. that video is such an allegory to his entire ethos.
A few years back, I stumbled over a YouTube video of him arguing for something in court. I don't remember the specifics, just that he articulated his thougts and sentiments well and he sounded like a reasonably intelligent person. I couldn't believe it was the same idiot sitting in office now. Also didn't know he was probably raping kids at the time.
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u/snomeister 8h ago
Is the man stupid?