It is both. Americans are anti-intellectualism but worship the moneyed elite. If you are a well spoken university professor they will hate you. But it is usual

It is both. Americans are anti-intellectualism but worship the moneyed elite. If you are a well spoken university professor they will hate you. But it is usually fine to be a vulgar billionaire. Then you get praise. Moral character in the US is measured by the size of your bank account. A non-rich person would never have escaped the vulgur behavior of Donald Trump. Only in America does such behavior get accepted. He embodies American populism and reverence for the ultra rich elite.