I don't see how your link to an article written by a writer who was censured for advocating riots against Trump is evidence that he is a smart person. Can you explain in any more detail?
Lots of terrible people are still very smart. He could incite riots at the same time as thinking Trump is smart.
I'd argue that, to capture the attention of hundreds of millions of people around the world using so little money, someone would have to be pretty smart.
