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karmasimida04/03/20254 repliesview on HN

If he isn't a smart man, he can't be US president TWICE. Or being book smart is irrelevant. He didn't talk the way the political class prefers for sure, but it doesn't matter.

I judge things by outcomes, even Trump doesn't lack any credentials.


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lonelyasacloud04/03/2025

Rats and cockroaches are great survivors; neither are particularly smart.

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mandeepj04/03/2025

> If he isn't a smart man, he can't be US president TWICE.

or, maybe those who voted for him are dumber than him!!

Getting a job, aka campaigning in elections, is very different from knowing how to do the job! During the 2024 campaign, he told everyone whatever they wanted to hear—cheap prices on day 1, a reduction in inflation, home loans, and the end of wars. He fooled and lied to everyone. Burnt by high prices, people trusted him. Sure, he could be called "smart" to con the voters, but still too DUMB to understand how the government works especially in the US. Every day, he picks a new fight with someone :-)

stockerta04/03/2025

Trump isn't smart, he is an idiot, but an useful tool to others so they made sure he gets elected a second time.

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ttw4404/03/2025

"You don't need to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate."