People do some stupid things and do not realize how stupid they are until after the fact. His intent was to try and hit the bird or he would not have swung at it.
I watched a demo clinic with Tiger Woods a few years back. It is rediculous how accurate these professionals can be when gauging yardage. They know what they are doing and this was idiotic.

But hell, maybe he can vote for Hillary when they do the new primary in Florida and everything will be ok.