Have a watch of the Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary 'Who Is America'. It's very silly, but beyond his usual pisstakes it's actually terrifying and warped a proportion of American politicians are.
I remember around when he was first elected there were "memes" about how he gave up his comfortable millionaire lifestyle to "help" the American people and instead just gets attacked by the media. Basically, that he should be seen as a hero. The logic used by him and the people that support him is bizarre and out of touch with reality.