Well, it’s pointless to talk about the other guy, his insanity, though well-documented, is of no interest to the voters. They prefer to laugh at a man who has grown old in the service of his country, taking many personal losses along the way.
As for this:
I can only quote Burns (“translated” to plain English):
Oh, would some Power the giftie give us
To see ourselves as others see us!
It would from many a blunder free us,
And foolish notion
I blame his advisors, who hadn’t the courage to point it out to him in no uncertain terms, when it might have done some good.