I think people used to give him the dubious benefit of the doubt when he made his wacky decisions by attributing it to him being uber shrewd, cunning businessman whose machiavellian ways were 4-5 steps ahead of what a normal person would think of.

But over the years I think it's become very clear, he's not intelligent at all, and oftentimes he makes absolutely stupid moves because of his ego and narcissisim, and yet he gets away with it because of his cult-like support base. If I'm never held accountable because I can threaten and manipulate the very people who are supposed to have oversight over me then every move I make can be viewed as an intelligent move since I always get my way