Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like covid and him wanting to keep his factories open was when his mask came off completely. People on the right cheered him on, and those on the left finally realized that he isn't a good person nor cares about people.
This then caused a cycle. The left was "mean" and the right celebrated him even more.
I have this great business idea. I only need to be allowed to enslave people against their will to save on those pesky wages.