but I'm not sure that things are getting worse as they get more messy.
I'm probably in the minority, but I was already aware he's economical with the truth. Guys who serially cheat on their wives lean that way.
For me, the surprise is how well he's done on the policy front. He got Brexit done. We got vaccines before nearly everyone. The economy is recovering. Looks okay to me.
Churchill was a drunk. But he won WW2. Of course, there are villains you want to avoid. But in politics, you don't look for angels either. You want to get folks who can solve the problems they are facing.