The media made Trump. Without them, he’s an unknown real estate developer. They turned him into a public figure and reality TV star.
Trump isn't the worst of the sort that could be doing the same thing. Half the lefty actors in this country have been chomping at the bit to do the exact same thing they just knew they couldn't rally a broad enough base.
The issue is a LOT larger than Trump or Trump vs Anyone. The issue is whether or not people still believe there's a difference between media personalities and anyone else who runs for office. The sad fact is, they absolutely do not. They've been betrayed one time too many by both sides and know that electing another politician, any politician, won't make a bit of difference.
Such are the rewards of people sitting on their fists and leaning on their thumbs rather than taking over the Republican party when Reagan gave them the chance to do it.