I’ve become a fan of The Lincoln Project. I’ve been a bleeding heart liberal my whole life, and I’ve only recently begun to understand the difference between Trumpism, Republican and Conservative. I’m too sleepy to explain it now, but short version: what conservatives are conserving is the constitution. I was surprised. Those Trumpists that have hijacked the Republican Party are not conservatives.

@Wendy91602 Conservatives are the most rightist of all the right-wing Republicans. From what I can gather, Trumpists are nativists, nationalists, populists, and most of all, cultists. They love, adore, WORSHIP Trumps' fecal matter. He's a quasi-spiritual cult leader. Hey, I don't see the appeal personally. His charms are lost on me!
I think it's more about right-wing ideology (anti-abortion, pro-gun rights, etc.) than Trump himself. Right-wing AM Talk Radio, Fox News, etc., create an all-consuming echo chamber sanctifying ALL Republican politicians; it just happens to be him in the White House at the moment.

I think people voted for him in 2015 for three reasons: 1. He was familiar because of the TV show, 2. He was already in the media as a racist because of the birther issue, and I think it gave permission to white nationalists to express their prejudice openly, and 3. That was when Putin figured out how to influence voters with social media propaganda. I’d elaborate, but the rest of my thoughts on the topic sounds like a conspiracy theory.

What would actually be more fun is if he went totally bankrupt and his family with him.

With pending lawsuits and possibly criminal charges in the not so distant future......and who knows what else.......seeing him as a pauper will be more embarrassing for him than the slammer.