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Originally Posted by DuffMan
I wonder what would happen if someone told Trump that Bannon is smarter than him
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Where do you get the idea Trump thinks he's the smartest man in the White House?
I agree he has a huge ego, but I doubt he got to be where he is without acknowledging that he isn't the smartest person in the world.
His strength is using smart people to his advantage. This is how he's been "successful" in his various business/publicity stunts.
The trouble with him being President is that most of the smart people he's using right now have very disagreeable positions on most- if not all- topics. And Trump's big mistake is trusting these people so blindly due to them being "experts".
Edit: when in fact, I think most here on this board would say, these people he's surrounded himself with aren't experts. But they are "smart" people, and Trump has chosen them to advice/work with. Whether they are all that smart in the end is the big debate, as they certainly aren't experienced in politics and these first few weeks have made them all (Trump especially) look very foolish.