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It seems that she got this for free.
Like, like, what are we doing here?
Yeah, I largely agree with that.
I think of Trump as an extremely unintelligent person, as in there's a very small ability to analyze and integrate new information.
There's a very small amount of information in his memory.
Like, there's no subject where you say he is a national or a global expert on this subject.
But he is...
an interpersonal genius as far as getting a certain kind of person to like him.
He can speak to their fears.
He can motivate them and inspire them to follow him.
It works on a certain swath of America.
It's that solid 35% of America that sticks with him no matter what.
But he is that.
And I think you see that on the campaign trail much more than in the Oval Office.
But like,
He does have a genius for getting on the mic and getting a certain sort of person, mostly male, mostly poor, but also rich, mostly white, to really, really like him and to think he's the guy.
So there is an interpersonal genius that works for him.
But I think in any other area of intelligence, he is completely bereft.
One thing about hip hop in general is you are supposed to get on the mic and tell us about who you are and tell us about where you're from.
And so we should walk away feeling like we know you and what your world is all about.