I just saw this old article/op ed piece from 2014. If any of you also missed it, it has some answers worth considering. Not about Trump, but about the people who'd consider him or his ilk as 'fit' presidential material. It is, imo, an accurate view of things. YMMV.

http://www.salon.com/2014/10/24/why_conservatives_prefer_propaganda_to_reality_partner/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflo