I am fairly certain Mr Trump is not smart enough to concoct a plan which involves future machinations to bring about some desired goal.
He reacts without thinking of any consequences.
I doubt that Mr. Trump is dumb, except in the way even the smartest manipulator is likely to get caught up in an "alternative fact" such that all their cleverness and conniving hides the truck before it hits one.
He is so far been successful eluding harsh consequences by using his mouth the insist the sun rises in the west and selling that alternate reality.
With so many adversaries, he is going to get into a situation that he cannot bullcrap his way out of. Pray we survive it.
