Regrettably, he is. Once men of ability ceded control of public office to fags and hags, there was no longer any benefit to advocating good government - it became all about feelings and costumes.
I guess Trump thinks promising this might help him steal New York. I'm not sure there are enough good people left to outvote the net benefit recipients.
He is running a 50 state electoral college race. Winning voters in CA NJ NY will not help his elector count one bit.