The people of our country are suffering because elites sold them out. The People look at what has happened over the last 30 – 40 years, and know they have been sold out. They understand that when they look at Trump they are not looking at an “elite” but one who wants to stand up (however coarsely) against the elites on their behalf. That is his source of appeal, and that is what causes so many to look the other way on his personal foibles.
