He was smart enough to read The 48 Laws of Power(based on Machiavelli), but not smart enough to apply the principles consistently. Who knows what he could have achieved if he had been a little smarter? Luckily for us, he messed up.

That doesn't make him any less dangerous, however.

His rabid supporters who stormed the Capitol can still do a lot of damage to American democracy. And they're not giving up.