I dunno how long you can use the ruse "he's just a businessman not a politician. He doesn't know the ropes". How many folks has he hung?

TGITWH knows the ropes. He uses them to his advantage regularly. Could he be that naive that he really believes Putin is our friend and would do us no harm? Is he stupid? Is he a willing knowledgeable co-conspirator? Putin calls him a useful idiot. Does he mind being referred to as that? One wonders.