Five Observations

 1.  Did Family Guy, and South Park (adult cartoons) actually deliver Trump to the American public?

I've been a viewer of South Park for a dozen years....having watched about 250 of the 320-odd episodes.   And for Family Guy....I've probably watched around 100 episodes. 

I think both geared people up to be overly skeptical of politics, entertainment, sports, and reality.  So accepting Trump....wasn't much of a distance to cross.

2.  Just a humble feeling.....the number of true intellectuals in America....while they may have doubled, the truth is that half of them are marginalized and unable 'prove' their status.  Fake intellectuals?  Yes, by the tens of thousands.

3.  I suspect if you applied a IQ test to all House/Senate members....most of them would score in the 85-percent range....meaning less-than-average IQ.

4.  When someone says they want to 'rebuild-trust'....they typically mean their old theme/message of BS isn't working presently, and they need to invent a new brand/message to indoctrinate you.

5.  Just odd....seems like Pakistan and Iran....might be at war.