Not only that, but he had the entire establishment Republicans either refusing to support him, or actively working against him, as well !
Rush Limbaugh proposed a theory as to why . He suspected that most of the Rinos and ERs actually BELIEVED the Russian Collusion Delusion for a couple of years, and were afraid to hitch their wagon to the Trump train. Now, I do not know if that theory is right, but it certainly makes sense and would explain the lack of support Trump got from his own party.
Considering what Trump accomplished, against both solid active resistance from the Dems PLUS passive resistance and lack of support from his own party in Congress, I think it is absolutely INCREDIBLE what he got done for America! I will always be thankful to him for that.

Excellent article. Here are a couple of key points that stuck out at me:

He makes the "distinction between Trump's character and his virtues, the former being deeply flawed, the latter being almost perfect."

"[Trump] revealed, not caused, the divide in this country.

"Trump said Haiti is a shithole and that representative Maxine Waters has a low IQ. These were not racist lies. They were uncouth, politically incorrect observations that most of us would agree with but would not dare say. In war, you must make a stand… Trump is a manly man... traditional manhood, even when flawed, is absolutely essential… Trump plays to win... There are no clean hands in a fistfight…Trump is unreservedly, unquestionably pro-America… Trump is a refreshing break from the guilt and self-loathing that marks our age…"

"From morning to night, we were told that Trump is a racist. But endless repetition does not make it true. It isn’t. Trump’s contempt for political correctness showed patriotic Americans that its ever-tightening grip could be loosened... It is difficult to overestimate the significance of Trump’s fight against political correctness, a fight which most Republicans are reluctant to engage… Trump treated the woke media with the same contempt he treated political correctness, provoking their outrage and revealing their utter corruption... it must be defeated.

"Trump smoked rats out of hiding places. Because of Trump we know our intelligence agencies are corrupt. We know also that the mainstream media is not just biased, that it is the propaganda arm of the Democratic party."

"A large part of Trump’s appeal was that he was a bona fide outsider. He distrusted the experts who believe they knew better than the average American how to run the country. This distrust was appealing to Trump’s base who believed, and with good reason, that is the experts who created the despotic mess in which we find ourselves. MY COMMENT: If anything, he should have picked more outsiders in his first administration against the advice of the political elite. If he gets a second chance, I very much doubt he will make that same mistake again!

The majority of the public "…They know that Republicans will lose all further elections until they get to the bottom of the last one."

"We wanted Trump not only to fix things; we wanted him to be perfect while doing it. That is unrealistic in the average family, the average relationship, the average business and the average political or cultural milieu. Yet some of us wanted Trump to be perfect enough to invite to tea. He is not that man. But he is the man for our tumultuous times."

We don't have to like his personality but his virtues far outweigh it.