This phenomenon is very much akin to the messiah worship that we were perplexed about when Obama was the one who was receiving the adulation. It's just the right(ish) version of that, and the adherents to the movement won't entertain any other thought on the matter. He's the one he's/they've been waiting for. Everybody sing! "The Don-ald, The Don-ald, The Don-ald."
If you want to ding Trump you will have to find a better issue than affirmative action. When its five minutes til midnight on your whole country affirmative action is a non starter.
Why are you asking someone who thinks that the journey of a thousand miles begins with the last step about reason and logic?