Again, this is fair. Personally I'm rooting for you to get away from your keyboard and go for a run. For the simple reason that this is the advice I should follow. 😉
If it boils down to money, then I hope we can agree on this: Trump was already filthy rich when he took the oath of office. In fact, every US President since Truman has been filthy rich. Random fact: when you called the Truman Presidential library, sometimes Truman himself would pick up. So that you understand where I am coming from, I view that man as the last great President.
Let's address the elephant in the room: Trump absolutely, undyingly, and with every fiber of his being hates Obama. The campaign slogan "Make America Great Again" comes from the line "We need to make America great again." That's the first thing that Trump tweeted after Obama won re-election. Trump has a PhD when it comes to the culture wars. Don't believe me? When someone asked him what he thought of North Carolina's "bathroom bill," he responded honestly: "I think people should use the bathroom they are most comfortable with." Yet he didn't object when almost every mainstream media outlet dubbed him "anti-trans." He understands politics, after all.
I don't agree that Trump is an autocratic. I would agree if you had said that he values loyalty (to the extent that he *kept* Pence in round 2, even though Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis would have been better choices...see, that works both ways). And name a US President who *doesn't* value loyalty. LBJ famously said: "I want a man to kiss my @ss in Macy's window and tell me that it smells like roses!"
Trump also hates Hillary. He is not alone.
Trying to foreshorten this: Putin want the USSR back. He views Ukraine as part of Russia. If Cal-exit had happened (meaning if California had seceded from the union), so would every non-Trump supporter. The term "American Carnage" comes from Trump's inaugural address. It has nothing to do with Putin; it's a comment on American lack of direction and our reliance on what Trump viewed as inept leadership. Here is the book:
You will probably enjoy it, as, again, you don't seem to be able to say anything good about Trump, which is your right as an American (even an honory one, because at least you are engaged with issues you care about).
Now for the twist: Trump is not really a Republican. Don't believe me? Check out his policies before he ran, then test them against what he did while in office. He is strong enough to absorb the hate the GOP gets and not GAF, which is the one quality I see in him that makes him an effective leader.