You’re absolutely right. My associate practice was in a heavily Jewish democrat neighborhood in Brooklyn. The head doc was plugged into local democrat party politics. When he or my patients brought up politics I would nod as if in agreement, but keep my mouth shut otherwise.
I learned it was pointless to raise objections with wild-eyed looney democrats, it wouldn’t be good for my business.
I grew up in the NYC and Philly area, and so it's easy for me to understand Trump. The humor is similar to the TV show Seinfeld in a number of ways, as Larry David grew up in Brooklyn. Seinfeld became a big hit, arguably the most popular sit-com of all time, so obviously many around the country also enjoyed the show's humor.
Trump over the years grew in popularity as well...in fact popular enough to be elected POTUS. I haven't read "Art of the Deal" but I've read many excerpts from it, and that is all part of Trump. Negotiating, schmoozing, or whatever in a smart calculated way to get what ya want.
The good news is that Trump is putting America First, meaning the American people first. He has proven that from anyone in his administration with even a hint of corruption or incompetence, he gets rid of them as quickly as possible. I've never seen that before in a president, whereby they normally too often stay loyal to those they've appointed even when it's quite obvious the corrupt or incompetent individual should be fired.
It's going to be a great eight years, and I believe that many, perhaps not all but many, here and elsewhere who are conservatives and don't support Trump, will eventually come around and support him. Perhaps, they'll never like him personally and that's okay. A great president doesn't need to win a popularity contest.
George Washington as a general executed some American soldiers for various reasons. I doubt if he could win the presidency today having done that as a general. Patton was severely reprimanded just for slapping a few soldiers in WW2. Without question, George Washington was our greatest president. In my opinion, Trump has the potential to become a great president. We shall see if that happens, and I think he will.