Donald Trump has become the most hated politician of our times.  Even Richard Nixon, at his nadir, did not suffer the insults, vitriolic attacks and unfair treatment that our current President has endured.  One constant critic, Maxine Waters (D-LaLa Land,) has been calling for his impeachment since even before he was inaugurated.

Why?  Many pundits have given their conclusions on the matter, and differing ideas have been floated that might explain the visceral hatred of the President.  It seems no insult, no obvious lie is too low to be hurled at President Trump.  Language too vile to be repeated in civilized society has been used to describe our 45th President.  What is the answer for this unprecedented feeding frenzy?  I believe that we can isolate at least seven reasons for this hatred.  Some blend into others, but taken as a whole perhaps we can understand, if not condone, the vicious onslaught seen today.

To begin with, there are many who loathe President Trump because of his personality.  He is believed to be crude, and is just the opposite of the suave manner of his predecessor.  In the campaign, an eleven-year old tape of his comments about women provided much fodder for press and public.  He wrote of his almost cutthroat business practices in one of his books, and has bragged of his many conquests of women.   In addition,  President Trump has been married three times, in contrast to former Presidents, of whom only one had been divorced  — Ronald Reagan, thirty years before becoming President.  Contrast President Trump with former President Barack Obama, and some would despise the yellow-haired usurper on the throne.

Others are put off by Trump’s attack dog mentality.  Some politicians use the stiletto in the back technique, a quick thrust and the enemy is quickly dispatched.  Not so with The Donald.  His is the attitude of the trained pit bull  — go for the jugular, sink your teeth into your foe and never let go.  Just a few examples from the primary campaign show this.  About Carly Fiorina  — “that face”!  Marco Rubio’s small hands.  Chris Christie and the hug of Barack Obama after Hurricane Sandy.  No opening was too small for the then candidate Trump to squeeze through and castigate his opponents.  For many, just the thought of this kind of character in the White House was too much to envision.  President Trump, conditioned by the New York style of business dealings, where it was dog eat dog, was detested by those who yearned for a more genteel attitude toward success.

Many were devastated by the results of November 8 because their favorite, Hillary Clinton, was defeated by this” buffoon.”  She, the Queen in waiting, was ready to be crowned, but had the prize snatched away, even though the popular vote showed her with a plurality.  Clinton was to become the second arrival of how far our republic has come by being the first woman President.  America had entered the modern era, long after other nations had elected one of the fairer sex to their nation’s top office.  Israel (Golda Meir), Germany (Angela Merkel), Great Britain (Maggie Thatcher and Theresa May), Brazil —  oops!  she was impeached and convicted for corruption).  After Barack Obama, the first African-American Chief Executive, we were to have President Hillary  — until the deplorables elected Donald.  Many tears of frustration, anger and hate flowed on November 9.

My fourth reason had to do with his show business background.  Many who voted against Trump had enjoyed his run on TV, with The Apprentice and other shows, where he could announce with theatrics, “You’re fired!”  Others had seen the beauty queen contests he ran and sometimes emceed, and were entertained by this businessman turned showman.  But President  — no way!  With that background contrasted to the immense experience of his opponent (who traveled the world without any real accomplishments), many hated the idea of Trump being elected.  No experience in politics was a black mark against him.  Legions felt that Donald Trump traded on his celebrity status to steal the office from Hillary.

Others, who probably would not want to be identified with this reason for hating President Trump, saw a man who could not be bought.  A self-proclaimed billionaire, the President did not need donors who gave millions to his campaign in return for access to the office.  Unlike Hillary, Trump made his billions honestly  —  he inherited a lot and increased his wealth.  Mrs. Clinton relied on a network of donors who contributed to a campaign chest that exceeded a billion dollars for her run for the Presidency.  He could, and did, thumb his nose at those who believed that political office was a prize to be purchased, and one to whose fruits the donors were then.  The deepest pockets for Clinton’s campaign were among the Hollywood elite, who gave millions to her.  In return, they felt they would be able to visit the White House, even as they had under Obama, but now were shut out by their refusal to support Trump.  Unprecedented hatred has flowed from actors, actresses and other California liberals.  No more nights in the Lincoln bedroom for the high rollers of the campaign would be forthcoming.

“Trump Derangement Syndrome,” as one pundit has called it, became more intense after the inauguration.  Two reasons have intensified this hatred.  One, the President’s use of his Twitter account has infuriated opponents.  What they call intemperate and proof of the President being somewhat unhinged, gives President Trump the ability to respond to attacks and reach those people who are not given the full stories by the mainstream media.  Of course, some of his tweets have been false, misleading, insulting and simply not Presidential.

Added to this are the actual accomplishments in his first six months in office.  Bile spewed out from President Trump’s foes with his successful nomination and confirmation of Neal Gorsuch for the Supreme Court.  Why?  Because Gorsuch actually believes in following what the Constitution decrees!  There are still those who feel that that seat on the Court was “stolen” from Merrick Garland.  President Trump pulled out of the Paris accord on climate change and has changed many of Obama’s executive actions.  Among those were cancelling EPA requirements that stifled business expansion, approving the two oil pipelines that were stalled by the previous administration, and pulling back from blocking development on government lands that were declared off-limits by Obama.  Limits on coal production and usage were lifted.  Border crossings from Mexico have been cut by 70%, by some accounts, and the President has challenged the “sanctuary” status of cities and states.  There are many more legislative and regulatory actions taken by the President, and these just add fuel to the hatred already felt by those on the left.

None of these “reasons” are enough to justify the never before seen hatred toward a duly elected President.  But we need to understand the mentality behind what has become this daily occurrence to undermine President Trump’s administration.  Excuses such as these will not be overcome by reason or by civil discourse, for it seems that no one in the so-called resistance movement is interested in solving problems.  Most just want President Trump out.  But by understanding the President’s enemies, we know where such hatred is coming from and hope and pray that sanity prevails and sometime in his term normality returns to those inflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome.