Trump isn't stupid. He's reads people like Columbo reads them.
Ted played the Senate the same way.
“Moor your craft higher up than the enemy, and facing the sun. Do not move up-stream to meet the enemy.”
- Sun Tzu
“Trump isn’t stupid. He’s reads people like Columbo reads them.’
That’s why Trump thought Obama was great and doing a great job because Trump reads people so well.