Are we not supposed to be acting like adults?
The propaganda version of adulthood or real, chronological adulthood? They are not the same.
People who associate with capable, smart people often make the earnestly well-meant but tragically naive mistake of respecting humanity in general as if "humanity" were naturally virtuous, kind and good. Some even find realistic appraisal of humanity offensive because they prefer their pitiful dreams to reality where apathy and evil are more common than virtue.
Trump is a quintessential American. He speaks to the masses in language they find comfortingly familiar because they think, speak, and when they can get away with it, act like him. Most can barely read and take no interest in self-improvement. Their concept of civic duty is team ball.
Trump is living their dream. He viscerally understands humanity as it is. That's key to winning the popularity contests we call "elections".
Americans are not collectively intelligent enough to competently run a modern society. That renders their prideful ignorance incurable. Their desires exclude ethical leadership so anyone with sense sticks to business leaving politics for demagogues.
Thanks to Trump the world sees America naked in all its glory. He broke the propaganda machine by ending deniability. Trump and Epstein are far from anomalies. They gave their supporters exactly what they asked for and got power in return.