Well let's hope he can keep perspective when faced with criticisms from foreign leaders, or the courts, or civil rights institutions. He's the most powerful leader on the face of the planet, he owes it to every one to act with some degree of dignity and reserve. The most powerful man on earth is really doesn't need to be a vengeful prick, it's something beyond white or rich privilege to pretend that he's being persecuted by scrutiny
Trump has been back and forth from bankruptcy, built major companies, major structures, runs a major enterprise, conducted a SUCCESSFUL major campaign AGAINST the establishment (who the media was in the corner for, undeniably). But you doubt his ability to conduct himself for the successful interests of the United States? The public voted against decorum and dignity in 2016, Trump won, now he's acting like it, going about business the way he knows how.
"I think enough intellectuals are hellbent on destroying this man's power that we can expect it to vanish in the near future." that's a nonsense proposition, if it was true trump never would have won, so I told him to be quite. I wrote :) to show that I am just the type of optimist you suggested