personally, I think Pres Trump encourages stories like this.
It is a VERY good thing to be underestimated.
It is a tactical advantage if your opposition thinks you’re a moron.
His ego and position are secure enough that he’s quite happy to have the Democrat party and the MSM consistently misconstrue his strategies, go barking up the wrong tree, and get whupped.
Not a strategy for the insecure, but it’s working.
Spot on.