Iam amazed at the epic levels of ruin one man can bring upon a country and how a whole country of people can elect someone so utterly out of depth. This level of idiocy wouldnt be tolerated in companies if done by an intern.
Whether the intern is an inveterate grifter, and/or happens to be personally sponsored by a powerful mob boss, does not matter for the employees latching onto that message.
In that context too, I have a feeling these flaws would be tolerated/overlooked.