Dunning-Kruger in the White House
Donald Trump:
Smart enough to have been born rich and have then quickly abandoned any concern for anyone but himself.
"You Know, I'm, Like, A Smart Person"
Smart enough to have been born rich and have then quickly abandoned any concern for anyone but himself.
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From an NPR transcript about him (read to the end for the kicker:
RAZ: [. . .] On July 29, 1944, they awarded him an Iron Cross for his service to Nazi Germany.
TALTY: Yes, they did. I mean, it was a source of endless amusement to Garbo and his handlers. But it was really proof of their success. And he kept that for the rest of his life. I mean, he was so proud of that. That was something that was really supposed to be given to frontline combatants, and here they were breaking their own rules to give it to a spy that couldn't be named elsewhere in their records but that they felt had been a loyal, fanatical supporter of the Nazis, when, in fact, he'd really been the opposite.
RAZ: The irony, of course, is just five months later, in another ceremony, but this one in Britain, he was awarded an MBE - a Member of the British Empire - for his real service to the Allied efforts.