Donald Trump has lived his entire life in the public eye; he loves it. There would be no better way to build his brand and wealth than running for president. He knew the two party system was rigged and there was no chance it would ever allow him to actually become president.
Enter someone like Steve Bannon to feed him the popular memes. It's completely understandable why the crowds flocked to campaign rallies by the millions. "Finally, a candidate talking about the same things I'm reading/writing about on social media!"
If you've ever seen the Harlem Globetrotters play, you've also seen the Washington Generals play. The Generals are the other team that are supposed to lose every time and make the Globetrotters look good. Every player on the court knows in advance what the outcome is supposed to be and there is virtually zero chance that the Generals would ever win--but that's exactly what happened when Trump won the election.
Trump isn't playing #4dChess, he never expected to actually have to fix the problems he was so good at describing. It's one thing to see something wrong--and something far more difficult to replace it with a working solution.
Probably the most popular meme Trump had was, #DrainTheSwamp. Trust me, you don't drain the swamp by surrounding yourself with Goldman Sachs alumni. His actions are far more consistent with a man who never believed he would never be elected.
This also goes a long way to explain the actions of the #DeepState. They are just running interference with stories of Russian interference while they figure out what to do--remember, they are just as surprised that Trump won as he is.
As usual, the American people are clueless. Never under estimate the ignorance of an electorate that just had a transvestite first lady for eight years. Ultimately this insight is for those that like to look beyond MSM headlines and wonder about what is actually going on. Try this theory on yourself and see how well explains events since November.