Opinion | Trump Is Not Dumb

“I hear lots of people describe Trump as dumb. I feel that’s simply completely unsuitable. He’s in some ways diabolically shrewd. And one component of his diabolical shrewdness is that he picks on targets that it’s onerous to mobilize folks to defend — undocumented immigrants, prime instance. Right here’s one other one: How many individuals are going to go within the streets to chant, “Palms off Harvard! Palms off Skadden, Arps!” No person goes to do this as a result of he’s selecting on in these main academic and authorized establishments, some establishments which can be really fairly not in style, particularly along with his base. And so he’s excellent at selecting targets.