Today's Poll Question: Is President Trump a Rational Actor?

The Smerconish Podcast · Apr 10, 2026 · 10m

Today’s Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is President Trump a rational actor? Michael Smerconish unpacks a provocative debate sparked by Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld’s analysis of Donald Trump’s leadership style, on yesterday's radio program. Rather than dismissing Trump as chaotic or impulsive, Sonnenfeld argues there’s a deliberate strategy at work—one rooted in leverage, distraction, and constant motion. Smerconish explores whether Trump’s actions reflect calculated decision-making or pure instinct, and why the framing of the question matters. Is this a case of misunderstood strategy…