“That means Trump benefits from having them stirred up and wanting to riot, right? “
More like Unintended Consequences, I think. It’s what happens when the left no longer totally controls the narrative or the dissemination of information.
OK. That leaves us with two possible scenarios.
1. If it's unintended consequences, the Trump wasn't smart enough or experienced enough to be able to predict this would happen.
or
2. He is smart/experienced enough to predict it, and the consequences are as intended.
If you have reason to believe the latter is possible, then you also have to consider the possibility the he's doing it on purpose.