I think he understands very simple base level mechanisms in the world that the rest of the world forgot about because of how overcomplicated they got. Everyone else is thinking 20 steps ahead of other people who are also thinking 20 steps ahead, and Trump just takes the first step which everybody forgot does work because it is the first step in every oner 20 step plan.
>you just don't do that
>but what if i do?
>you can't, i mean it's not a rule but everyone knows you just don't do that
>but what if I do?
He doesn't have a high IQ he just does things in a world full of people who forgot how to do things.
The rest of the world, and other US political parties, are like a bunch of nerds intellectualizing a jock-bully and talking about how muscle is actually limited in the grand scheme of things, everyone is laughing at him behind their back, the bully is actually really insecure and the nerds all live richer lives because they appreciate life on a level he can't understand but at the end of the day the bully ends up with their lunch money.