The insanity all started when Trump won in 2016. Before that leftist media was more or less slanted but sane. Civil in tone. When Trump took control, it was like they flipped a switch.
Who could forget the day that Trump won in 2015? Had you ever seen mass reactions like that from the Democrats when they lost an election before? Sure they've been mad about losing before and accused Republicans of cheating, but they never literally broke down screaming and crying in mass hysterics before. That was the moment the left broke, live.
It was her turn damn it!
Sometimes Nolan can be a bit of a hack, but the monologue from the Dark Knight about plans is applicable here. For decades the Republicans and Democrats were part of the uniparty system, working hand in glove for their own benefits (and donors) with a hearty middle finger to the American public. They called Bush Hitler when he was in office, but once he was out it was champagne flutes with the Clintons because all that was kayfabe. Just fake shit made up to sell the illusion of a power struggle between the parties, when in reality its all pre-scripted collusion to maintain their corrupt power and wealth. It didn't really matter who 'won', they had storylines and plans for all their 'rival' politicians ready to go on the road to further fucking the USA for their own gain.
Then Orange Man enters the ring, an agent largely outside their world who is
not part of their plan, that is completely unexpected, practically an 'out of context' problem that cannot be subverted, controlled, or managed by their usual, conventional means. This is why they flipped out so hard, and continue to scream madly into the void as they struggle with an element so outside their comprehension. Its why they keep trying to assassinated him (an extremely bad idea), and everything else, they literally cannot think rationally because they do not have the framework for it.
The Trumpler: "I just did what I do best. I took your little uniparty plan and I turned it on itself. Look what I did to this country with a few memes and a couple of shitposts. Hmmm? You know... You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go "according to plan." Even if the plan is horrifying! If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, or another faceless soulless lizard person wins the election nobody panics, because it's all "part of the plan". But when I say that one little reality TV star/real estate tycoon becomes President, well then everyone loses their minds!"
[Trumpler hands the Democrats a gun and points it at their head]
The Trumpler: "Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos. Oh, and you know the thing about chaos? It's funny!"