Fair callout…. And not anti Trump whatsoever, just to be perfectly clear. I seriously mean it when I say I’m all-in for him this year. I’ll vote even harder for him this time, LoL.
For me it’s the self aggrandizement (probably necessary to succeed at that level though), but primarily the pettiness, and what I see as immaturity towards anyone who disagrees with him even slightly. The personal attacks are unbecoming of someone I want to see representing us to the world. I understand why he does it, and believe even he is doing some of it to generate ‘buzz’ and get his political rivals to respond so he can publicly exploit any weaknesses.
Probably a bit of psychological warfare on his part going on now that I think about it.
And in a bit of self-introspection, I think some of my distaste is because I’ve always loathed the ‘look at me’ types in pop culture, and especially in politics, so I do have a definite bias there.
The womanizing and misogyny bothers me a little, but really not all that much… but I do lose some respect for him for breaking his marriage vows. Again, different times and a different life than I’ve led, but I take solemn vows…well, very solemnly. I really don’t care who or how many people you sleep with as long as it’s between consenting adults, but once you take that walk down the aisle, everything changes. At least in my personal view. I think for me, this is the biggest sticking point…if he’ll break this oath, why not his oath of office?
Again, none of us are perfect…and I truly think he’s the only one who can lead us through the coming shit show once we start defaulting on our debt, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.