I hate to say it but perhaps it was a good thing Trump lost in 2020.
Yes, the Biden years sucked, but if Trump had won it would have just been a continuation of his first term with squish appointees. We wouldn’t have JD Vance, nor any of the other appointees. DOGE wouldn’t have happened. Probably wouldn’t have the push on tariffs.
Unfortunately it took 4 years in the wilderness to show how bad it would get. I think the country is now better off with Trump realizing that the Democrats and deep state are truly against him.
I think you are entirely correct.