I know quite a few, and these are not dumb people - pilots, MBAs, C-suite execs, engineers. (...keep enemies closer, etc.)
They literally think he can do NO WRONG.
They are in a cult:
He's so strong, always standing up for us and USA, against THEM (who?).
He never misspeaks, just jokes a lot.
He never backs down, just changes his mind.
He's smart, which is why he is rich.
To de-power #Trump, you have to make him look WEAK to his #maga supporters.