That question is way too binary... Politics in the US has become so tribal that everything gets reduced to “which side are you on?”, and then there's Donald Trump, who doesn’t just exacerbate that divide - he blows it apart (seemingly) deliberately, just by being himself. Take the 2026 State of the Union. The immigration segment everyone talked about - the “stand if you agree” moment. That wasn’t just a line in a speech, it was a clever setup. A political trap, plain and simple. Republicans stood. Democrats stayed seated. And just like that, the whole thing stopped being about immigration, or policy, or facts - it became a loyalty test. Very clever - it highlighed the real issues... .... not just in the US, but globally. People react to Trump the personality - the theatrics, the ego, the sometimes outright ridiculous public behaviour - rather than separating that from the actual policies. Now, is he an idiot? Clearly not. People love to say that, but idiots don’t build empires, win elections, and hold power at that level. But at the same time, he plays the fool in public far too often - and that undermines everything else he does. It muddies the waters. IMO there's a truth thats too uncomfortable for some - some of his policies were solid. Not all, not even close, but some were pragmatic, effective, even necessary depending on how you look at them. Others… not so much. Some were badly executed, others driven more by ego than strategy. So do I approve of Trump? No… and also yes. It depends what you’re asking about. Which policy? Which decision? Which version of the facts - because let’s be honest, those get twisted on both sides until I can barely see the original shape. Stripping away the noise - the media spin, the outrage machine, the blind loyalty and the blind hatred, just looking at things case by case, he can be viewed with a better balance. I think for some, they are too locked into their 'judgment' and double down - the idea that Trump may have done some positive things is not comfortable place to go to, because it forces you people admit something most people don’t want to admit: They can disagree with the man… and still agree with some of what he did, or vice versa. Most people won’t say that out loud though.
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