This administration and its base are driven by hate. It’s that simple. Hate and animosity of the successful people in successful cities, hate of anything foreign as a convenient scapegoat for their own misery and failure. It’s the party of the white trash loser now. There were many decent republicans in Congress, and most are gone.
I used to wonder how it was possible the Germans allowed the Nazi party to overtake their country, how that could possibly happen in any advanced society. It seemed impossible. Well it’s not. This is how it happens.