“.. even as a majority of Americans says he is providing the kind of leadership they expected.”
That might seem contradictory at first glance, but it’s not.
I disaprove of him, but I have to say he’s “providing the kind of leadership we expected”.
I figured it would be this bad, and it is. Hence it is “as expected”.
It does seem contradictory. It may be that many Americans are in a state of denial about the stupidity of their vote even as they descend into ever growing misery.
Or it could be that the moral hubris of Americans has hit an all time high.