Everyone misunderstands.
There are no Democrats. There are no Republicans. There is one party, and if you cooperate, you can feed at the trough. If you do not cooperate, you will be Trumped.
This ties in with your excellent “Elites versus Plebes” theory on politics you essayed years ago.
Trump was an Elite, but fought for the Plebes. The hatred of him was for upsetting the apple cart and of course, hatred for us Plebes when we get uppity thoughts in our heads.