What was he trying to accomplish with that speech? Educate a classroom of college students? That's what lecturers are for. What was he trying to accomplish? He was trying to win a political race. He succeeded. It's annoying when people act like Trump is an idiot. (Or GWB before him. It was EXACTLY the same pattern.) Hate him a little or hate him a lot, he wouldn't have become president if he were an idiot. One could strongly argue part of his success is due to people underestimating him so much.