[CuriouslyC]

While I agree about the competence of the high level decision makers in the administration, the people advising them are incredibly smart and should under no circumstances be underestimated. Peter and his circle are totally crazy, but if you're playing against them you better bring your A game.

[dangus]

I would submit the idea that the people advising this administration are not very smart. In what discernible way has this administration biased its selection process to include “smart?”

I don’t underestimate their ability to do damage but calling them smart is generous.

Not even Peter Thiel, he’s one of the most over-hyped people in tech. Access to capital is not intelligence, and a lot of his capital comes from the equivalent of casino wins with PayPal and Facebook.