We must keep the profound comments of "bavius" in context -- he is a proud young soldier in the conservative War On Intellect, legendary on this very site for an earlier gem: "Reading is a waste of time" -- and now with his contempt for "experts," of a piece with the widespread disdain on the right for scientists who bring the hard truth of climate change.
In this he is like many Republicans: in a poll by the reputable Pew Research, 2017 marks the first year when a majority of GOP respondents [58%] claim that higher education "negatively impacts the state of the union" (Newsweek online 7/10/17). 
If only Leni Riefenstahl was still around for a documentary on those glorious Trump rallies, "Triumph of the Rubes."