Its terrifying that he is the most powerful man in the world. There are some interesting documentaries on his rise to power and the sort of man he is.
He was still elected and even now a substantial number of people apparently would vote for him.
Although recently he seems to be more openly losing the plot its interesting to remember his campaign to be elected. He appeared obnoxious but nothing seemed to touch him. I think it was personality politics. Theres been research about what is called the redneck contingent in USA and White Van Man in UK. Groups who are fed up of endless what they feel is political correctness ,who feel marginalised. Trump and Johnson represented something new,not the staid arguments of more seasoned politicians. I also have some quite wealthy friends in USA who are adamant Trump supporters. I think the pandemic has really highlighted the inadequacies of both leaders. You would imagine both would lose office at some stage in the future, but I wouldnt be surprised if they dont. To me it makes no sense that citizens of both countries would vote for a system that has caused them so much harm. Maybe they dont have faith in the alternatives. Maybe the ethos of survival of the fittest rules,there certainly seems a lack of compassion for the most vulnerable in society. The deaths of older people in care homes due to Covid has highlighted the awful conditions many people are living in. It's a system,with some exceptions,that is run for profit. Those that live and work in it are devalued. It appears it's been a world wide problem where there have been high rates of death from Covid. You would think there would be outrage at how we treat our most vulnerable members of society. Apart from a few exceptions the silence is deafening. Trump and his ilk may be abhorrent but maybe we need to look closely at a society that sanctions such leadership.