# Isn’t the root problem that Trump and his followers, honestly, just aren’t that bright? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 19, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-the-root-problem-that-trump-and-his-followers-honestly-just-aren-t-that-bright/1015818 "2025-03-19T14:03:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-the-root-problem-that-trump-and-his-followers-honestly-just-aren-t-that-bright/1015818/81 "2025-03-21T20:35:00Z")
And if they weren’t already, he’s going to do his best to make sure that going forward everybody is just as dumb or dumber than him; that’s the only explanation I can fathom for shutting down the Department of education. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-the-root-problem-that-trump-and-his-followers-honestly-just-aren-t-that-bright/1015818/82 "2025-03-21T21:12:00Z")
> [@Jay\_Z](#): > > This place is a bubble. It’s oft been discussed that conservatives have left this place. Does **Sam Stone** still post here? He’s pretty much the only conservative I can remember posting here. I haven’t seen him in years, however. Even in the early 2000s, I don’t remember much in the way of people defending W, that kind of shit. > [@](#): > > The general conclusion seems to be that this place is all the better for it. Well those people didn’t all die. They just went other places. They are still alive, in other places. I have no idea where principled conservatives might hang out these days. I guess you could say there are some in the National Review comments, but there are too many MAGA infants in there trashing the place for it to be enjoyable, I should think. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-the-root-problem-that-trump-and-his-followers-honestly-just-aren-t-that-bright/1015818/83 "2025-03-21T21:13:42Z")
RWNJs have a hardon for the Department of Education for decades. This is just a sop thrown by Trump to the dogs. I doubt he has any interest in it himself. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-the-root-problem-that-trump-and-his-followers-honestly-just-aren-t-that-bright/1015818/84 "2025-03-23T16:47:16Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > I doubt he has any interest in it himself. I don’t think Trump cares much about anything that’s happening. If it’s a grift, he’s in, otherwise it’s just time for Trump to be on TV and make headlines. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-the-root-problem-that-trump-and-his-followers-honestly-just-aren-t-that-bright/1015818/85 "2025-03-23T17:00:03Z")
Yup. It’s a major saving grace this time around. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-the-root-problem-that-trump-and-his-followers-honestly-just-aren-t-that-bright/1015818.md?page=4)