I was thinking more in terms of those who are impressed by his gaudy display of wealth. I think Trump himself is a psychopath who’s (poorly) impersonating a human being with actual empathy. He wants to be beautiful and associate himself with beautiful things, but he can’t grasp the concept for himself. He knows that handsome guys have nice hair and a tan, so he sprays himself orange, puts on a wig, and has no idea how ridiculous it makes him look. He wants to be seen with women, so he runs beauty pageants, not realizing that those been tacky for decades. I don’t think it comes up much in the movie, but Donald Trump was Patrick Bateman’s idol.
I’m sure the nouveau riche thing is part of it, too, but it’s the psychopathy making it hard for him to develop the good taste that usually comes with old money.
