Agreed.
Those and other quotes really turned me off Trump. I voted for Clinton mainly as a vote against Trump. But he won the nomination and then the election (despite the polls predicting a fairly easy win for Clinton), after so many people (including me) repeatedly dismissed him as an obvious narcissistic pretender who has no chance of winning. Like others, I've been wondering why so many of us got it so wrong.
There are likely to be multiple factors, and I think one is simply that too many Clinton voters didn't bother to show up to vote because they thought she had it in the bag and/or they weren't sufficiently inspired by her to take the trouble. And after all, the election was pretty close, it's not as though Trump won easily, despite multiple swing states slightly tipping his way. Overall voter turnout was 58%, and a slight increase in turnout for Clinton would have tipped it back her way.
But I do think Trump is much smarter and more saavy than many people realize, including many in the media. He has tons of business experience and he didn't get to be a multibillionaire simply by luck. He loves to negotiate and make complex deals. He knows how the financial and legal systems work at a level far beyond the average citizen. He knows the power of building and maintaining the image of a winner who can get things done. He knows the influence of the media, and he plays them like a puppetmaster without them even realizing it. His blunt talk offends many, but many see the underlying truths in his comments and appreciate his not being constrained by political correctness, which gives the impression that he's authentic. He knows how to talk with ordinary people, understand them, and connect with them. His seeming lack of consistency makes him hard to read by his opponents and negotiating partners, which can work to his advantage by keeping them guessing and giving him flexibility.
Trump is a fairly unique guy, and while many people are busy dismissing him and struggling to wrap their heads around him because of their preconceptions of how a politician should act, he may continue to defy expectations and prove to be uniquely effective as president. I hope so.