“Any highly intelligent person can surround themselves with people who know the system and can help them navigate.”
Very true, but will they? a narcissist can be highly intelligent but still surround himself with those who pump him up or those he can put down.
Trump didn’t get to be a billionaire by dissing his people. With the Wollman Rink, he brought in the best from Canada to do it right. He would do the same with our broken down government, get the best who don’t have a vested interest in doing it for other reasons.