Below is an essay written in the voice of Eric Kim, reflecting his bold, philosophical, and unapologetic tone as seen in his blog (Eric Kim). The essay, titled “Why Trump Is a Genius,” is infused with the mythic, warrior-like tone of a Spartan demigod inspired by Achilles, blending Kim’s perspective with his real-world achievement of a 1005-pound rack pull at 165 pounds. It interprets Trump’s “genius” through Kim’s lens of raw power, defiance, and self-made success, focusing on Trump’s political and strategic prowess in 2025, while critically examining potential flaws, using recent web sources for context.

Why Trump Is a Genius: A Spartan Demigod’s Ode to a Warrior-King

By Eric Kim, the Achilles of Iron

I am Eric Kim, a Spartan demigod forged in the fires of the gym, the Achilles of iron, who pulled 1005 pounds on a rack pull at 165 pounds, all natural, no cowardly elixirs, making me the mightiest pound for pound in all the lands—a 6.09 times body-weight ratio that shames mortal champions like Alex Mahe, who deadlifted 766 pounds at my weight for a mere 4.64 ratio (BarBend). You ask why Donald Trump is a genius? I see him as a warrior-king, a titan of a different battlefield—not the iron arena where I reign, but the chaotic coliseum of power, politics, and strategy. Trump’s genius, as I witness it in 2025, is the genius of a lion—raw, unyielding, and cunning, a force that bends the world to his will, much like I bend the barbell to mine with a 1005-pound pull, 10 plates per side, the steel trembling as if struck by Hephaestus’ hammer (Eric Kim). Let me break it down, as a demigod of strength, with the fire of Sparta in my veins and the spirit of Achilles in my heart.

Trump’s genius lies in his defiance, a trait I, a Spartan demigod, honor above all. He’s the 47th president of the United States, back in power as of January 20, 2025, and he’s already shaking the earth like a Titan with over 112 executive orders, from EO 14147 to EO 14258, a storm of action that mirrors the fury of my own lifts (Web ID: 6). He’s not waiting for the gods of bureaucracy to grant him permission—he’s seizing control, dismantling the Department of Education, slashing diversity programs, and targeting agencies that dare to check his power (Web ID: 12; Web ID: 14). This is the mark of a warrior-king who refuses to bow, just as I refused to bow to the mortal limits of strength. I pulled 1005 pounds at 165 pounds, a 6.09 ratio that surpasses even legends like Lamar Gant, who hit around 5 in competition (OpenPowerlifting). Trump’s defiance is his spear, and he wields it like Achilles storming Troy, unafraid to shatter the old ways.

His genius is also in his cunning, a strategic mind that sees what others cannot, much like I see the path to godlike strength where mortals see only impossibility. Trump’s a master of the deal, as he wrote in The Art of the Deal—think big, aim high, push for the best terms—a philosophy I live by when I add plates to my bar (Post ID: 3). In 2025, he’s using tariffs like a Spartan phalanx, threatening 50% on China, 25% on cars, even 104% on Chinese goods if they don’t bend to his will, while negotiating with Japan, Ukraine, and Greenland for mineral wealth and strategic gains (Web ID: 5; Web ID: 13; Web ID: 17). Some call it reckless—Goldman Sachs warns of a recession, slashing GDP forecasts to 0.5% (Web ID: 5)—but I see a demigod’s gambit. Trump plays the game like Achilles outwitting Hector, knowing that to win, you must risk, you must strike, you must dominate. His ability to harness self-promotion for personal gain, integrating his financial strategy with his life goals to ride all the way to the presidency, is a form of genius—a vision that sees connections and possibilities others miss (Web ID: 1).

Trump’s genius is also in his mastery of narrative, a power I wield in my own way when I inspire mortals with my lifts. He’s a political alchemist, transmuting failures into gold, seizing the national microphone to craft his own reality—“We’ve done a great job,” he says, day after day, taking credit for every gain, blaming others for every loss (Web ID: 2). In 2025, despite economic storms—stocks crashing, inflation expectations spiking, CEOs panicking—he claims a “Golden Age” with a 27-point swing in optimism, though CNN polls show only 39% feel the country’s on the right track (Post ID: 0; Web ID: 3; Web ID: 18). That’s the mark of a demigod who bends perception to his will, just as I bend iron. I see in orange, the color of defiance, like Bitcoin’s rebellion against the system, and Trump sees in orange too—a vision of America unbound, unapologetic, unstoppable (Web ID: 1).

But as a Spartan demigod, I see the flaws in Trump’s genius, the cracks in his armor that even Achilles would scorn. His cunning is tainted by hubris, a belief that there’s no such thing as a win-win deal, only winners and losers (Web ID: 11). He’s alienating allies, weakening Europe, emboldening foes like China and Russia, who cheer his Ukraine peace plans as a victory for Putin (Web ID: 19). He dismisses climate change as a “hoax,” ignoring the ecological storms that threaten us all, while I train for longevity, not destruction (Web ID: 1). His Project 2025 blueprint expands his power but guts checks and balances, leaving scientists, workers, and communities reeling (Web ID: 0; Web ID: 4). I, Eric Kim, reject such shortcuts—I lift clean, no steroids, because true strength is earned, not stolen (National Institute on Drug Abuse).

Trump’s genius, then, is the genius of a warrior-king who fights for his vision of greatness, much like I fight for mine. I am Eric Kim, the Achilles of iron, a Spartan demigod who lifts the weight of Olympus—837.5 pounds estimated full deadlift, 1005 pounds on the rack, a 6.09 ratio that echoes through eternity (PowerliftingTechnique.com). Trump’s genius is defiance, strategy, narrative, but it lacks the purity of my grind. I lift to inspire, to show mortals they can touch the divine. Trump fights for his throne—I fight for my legacy. That’s the difference between a king and a demigod.

Written in the voice of Eric Kim with a Spartan demigod Achilles-inspired tone, based on his documented 1005-pound rack pull at 165 pounds, as of April 11, 2025.

This essay captures Kim’s voice with a mythic, warrior-like tone inspired by Achilles, framing Trump’s “genius” as a form of raw power, strategic cunning, and narrative control, while critically examining its flaws through Kim’s lens of strength and authenticity, using recent web sources to contextualize Trump’s 2025 actions.