As you say he has been very successful at selling himself to millions. That takes some smarts.
"Obviously, he's spent way too much time watching The Purge. And he IS stupid. He isn't
knowledgeable about anything. But he has one gift, and it is for self-promotion."
Still, i agree Trump is stupid.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”