Bernie Sanders Warns US: "Trump may be crazy, but he's not stupid."

[kpete]

Bernie Sanders to CNN: "What this is about is not complicated. Trump may be crazy, but he's not stupid. And he looks at polling. He is behind. And I think what he and his friends believe [is] that if they can suppress the vote ... they have a better chance to win the election."

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Rigging an election is stupid

And could land him and everyone who helps him in jail. They are indeed that stupid. Do they feel that lucky?

[still_one]

4. I think the word smart or stupid are not applicable. It is more like arrogant and bulling tactics

because I am pretty sure he realizes once he gets out of office, he is subject to prosecution

[BlueMTexpat]

2. Well, he IS stupid.

His followers don't care because they are as stupid as he is.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. K & R

[Chainfire]

6. I disagree

I think he is crazy, but it has been demonstrated, over and over, that he is also stupid.

His super power is the drive of a madman who seeks to continue his destructive binge by any means necessary. He is in a position that he has nothing to lose. If he loses the election, he ego is shattered, his power is gone, his legacy will be spoiled and he may end up broke and in prison; to Trump, disgrace and defeat is a fate worse than death. He knows that if he, and his party, wins the election, all of his problems can be fixed.

As long as Trump has the support of the blind and deaf Republicans he can use all of the power of the President of the United States, in any way he wishes, with impunity, because the election will be decided before the legal system has time react. For that reason, we can expect continuing and escalating abuse of power up to and even after the election. I don't think we have seen anything yet.

Trump is a wild animal, and he is cornered, don't be surprised by his reactions.

[Mike 03]

9. I agree. He's not coming up with these ideas himself.

He sits down with guys like William Barr, his White House counselors, and Stephen Miller and Kushner. Steve Bannon has probably come up with ideas for how to cheat. People like this are figuring these tactics out.

[dalton99a]

7. Trump has the street smarts of a career criminal and a low life thug.

[uponit7771]

8. K&R, Its America against Trump at this point ... we as a country must defeat MAGAism

[lapucelle]

10. The VT senator needs to use whatever influence he has to get this message out

to the People's Party faction (SenatorNinaTurner and Cornel West), the red rose spoilers, and embittered former senior campaign staff. We don't need a repeat of the 2016 general election nonsense from brie and sirota.

Is he still the Outreach chair? If so, this would be an ideal pace to "reach out".

[Saboburns]

11. Yes he is.

And born without a soul.

[betsuni]

12. Of course Trump is stupid. He tells everyone what he's going to do before he does it.

Can't remember which comedian said it, but it's like the criminal in a movie who is about to kill the good guy, but when asked to explain his diabolical plan, does so in detail, giving the hero the time to escape.

Trump doesn't remember what he did yesterday.

[delisen]

13. But his stupid won the GOP primary over lots of smarter

Republicans. The chief enemy of Democrats is our belief that we are smart and others are stupid.

We have been acting the binary simpletons and have been losing since 2000. We could not sustain wins against Mitch McConnell even when we had the White House.

Intelligence is more complicated than smart/stupid.

[dalton99a]

14. +1.

[betsuni]

15. No, that's emotion, not intelligence.

Riling up people's anger and fear is what Republicans do. Trump just took it to extremes.

[psychopomp]

16. Suggesting we nuke a hurricane isn't stupid?

Wondering aloud at a nationally televised conference on the pandemic whether doctors might try "clearing out" the body with disinfectant isn't something a really stupid person would do?

[LizBeth]

17. Yes Sanders, Trump is stupid. Now, you can say he is dishonest without an ounce or ethics ergo

does whatever to cause chaos and destruction, but that does not mean Trump is smart, just psychotic. But, Trump is the very definition of stupid.