Part of the problem is that what Trump has done goes so far beyond the pale that it vastly overshadows anything any one else on either side has done.
He has, in essence, bribed a foreign government in an attempt to gain leverage over a political opponent, and thereby undermining America's sovereignty in doing so.
But I think what was the final straw for a lot of folks - that which has really dumped the gasoline on the fire - was his decision to pull US troops out of key positions in Syria, leaving the Kurds to the tender mercies of the Turks, fully furnished US facilities for the Russians to casually peruse, and Assad to carry on doing what he likes.
There's simply no way around it. This whole thing is so polarized because Trump and his cronies have made it that way, all while failing to realize that this is a sword that cuts both ways; that the more you polarize a populace, the more enemies you're going to have. And no matter how many allies you might have gained, you don't want more enemies. Ever.
He has, in essence, bribed a foreign government in an attempt to gain leverage over a political opponent, and thereby undermining America's sovereignty in doing so.
But I think what was the final straw for a lot of folks - that which has really dumped the gasoline on the fire - was his decision to pull US troops out of key positions in Syria, leaving the Kurds to the tender mercies of the Turks, fully furnished US facilities for the Russians to casually peruse, and Assad to carry on doing what he likes.
There's simply no way around it. This whole thing is so polarized because Trump and his cronies have made it that way, all while failing to realize that this is a sword that cuts both ways; that the more you polarize a populace, the more enemies you're going to have. And no matter how many allies you might have gained, you don't want more enemies. Ever.