I would guess it's down to them, as in the
Hollywood elites,
the media at large, the
talk show hosts, all the
ultra-liberal/rich people and
established politicians, stating as a fact that he wouldn't win. He couldn't win. He was a failed entrepreneur, he's a
racist, he's a
sexist,
anti-Semitic, he's controlled by Putin/Russia etc-etc. Him running was the best thing for Hillary because everyone of them had agreed that it was time for a woman to lead the free world by being the president of the US.
And then he won.
They couldn't believe it. He wasn't supposed to win. They were smearing and lying about him for a good, solid year, making mountains of
molehills. And he still won. "Orange man bad!" How could they be so wrong? No, they weren't wrong! He cheated! Investigate him! Investigate! I can't remember how many investigations were made but I think it's somewhere between ten and twenty deep-dive investigations that turned up nothing.
Russiagate was the biggest one and as noted, it was a nothing-burger. Then they go ahead and try to impeach him anyway using a call to the president of the Ukraine, who was baffled at the accusation as anyone could be. Everyone who wasn't involved but hated President Trump basically saying he broke the law with everyone who was actually there and involved saying no, nothing happened. No laws were broken.
Then, when President Trump was calling for a travel ban to China, you had
Democrats opposing it and doing everything they can to
impede actions to help people who are being affected by it.
President Trump is a boor. He's oafish, uncomplicated and direct. He doesn't care if someone is offended by what he's saying (probably a huge reason why the left hates him because they think words are inherently violent and people should be protected from anything that offend them). He doesn't pussy-foot around with his words and sure, he makes some gaffs, he is an old man after all but he clearly loves his country and wants to make the US's well-being his primary concern. If there was an Irish presidential candidate who'd clearly and without any authoritarian garbage, wanted to put Ireland first, I'd be inclined to vote for him or her before someone who wants to be European or globalist first and Irish second.