He knows.
The only question left, and it is a binary one, is “Is he really that stupid and inept that these mistakes are simply from incompetence, or on the other hand, is he really smart and all this is on purpose, trying to destroy America as we know her?”
Those are the only two valid answers as to why this is all happening.
(Love your tag!)
I have to admit - I stole it off another poster from a comment they made.
The answer to both is "yes", except the "really smart" part of your question(s)! The guy is a friggin' idiot and there's no way to sugar coat it or my feelings for the loser!