And Trump is a Systems Thinker
The Master of Unintended Consequences
A quote here...and EO there...an "off the cuff quip" and the ship of state changes direction
Maybe imperceptible in the short term
But a nudge on the wheel has a long term effect.
Making America Great Again for All Americans.
So it follows that he isnt necessarlky going to know a lot of specific facts and figures about the impacts of his policies. He just know that they work.
Also, he predicted the second and third order effects of shut downs, and scientists just laughed at him.