It isn’t the regressive tax cut, deregulation, and climate change denial. His ideology is shared by other Republicans for the most part. We’re used to that.
It isn’t even his personal shortcomings. We’re appalled and depressed by his narcissism, lack of empathy, corruption, gracelessness, invincible ignorance, and authoritarian leanings. We still wonder how in the world such a man could be elected president. But these are reasons to pity him, not to hate him.
No, the reason we hate him is that, unlike any previous American president, he gets up in the morning every day and reminds us that he hates us. We have no place in his America. He is president of his base, not a country that includes us. If we all died tomorrow, that would be just fine with him, because we didn’t vote for him. We’re in his way. We’re the swamp. We don’t recognize his infinite genius. We need to go.