Trump had potentially a big advantage in having plenty of his own money (if he used it - that is debateable). It was a great thing.
What I don’t like, and perhaps others here, is the hypocrisy. We don’t mind rich people, for sure. I don’t judge based on that. BUT FR used to parrot the “working-man’s” line that we were tired of these “rich” people who knew nothing about really regular life ever, much less being poor. Yes, Bush was included in that.
Along with that I saw plenty of spouting off on how they have to be MIL people; defending Bush because he “only” had NG service when Dems tried to attack that (despite Klintoon never serving either).
So basically we never hear these “principles” anymore since Trump. He was born with the silver spoon, and he never served in MIL. I’m sure there are many hypocrites here who are EverTrumpers who used to complain in the past that Joe Republican never had to scrape by, or never was in the MIL. We don’t hear it anymore.
While what you’re saying is true as far as it goes, for many of us, Trump’s emergence on the scene caused us to rethink some of our assumptions on these issues. And reality is too complex to explain with cookie cutter analysis relating to a person’s wealth, station in life, military service, etc.
Elitism is a frame of mind, which many wealthy people embrace. On the other hand, elitism is not limited to just the wealthy, and not all wealthy people embrace it.
In addition, there are differences between wealth that’s been handed down for generations and wealth that’s been acquired more recently. And yet even that doesn’t necessarily determine what someone will believe, for while wealth and upbringing do influence a man’s outlook, they’re not the only things that determine his character.
There’s a big difference between someone born into a wealthy family who tries to make his own way, and someone who doesn’t.
Nor did Trump, FWIW. DeSantis was in the Navy.