There were other choices besides Trump.

The Republicans fucked it up. Trump was the worst choice, but they chose him because they knew they had no winner except someone that would lie and I promise everyone everything knowing everyone would believe what they wanted and write off the rest as "Just Trump."

So, we have a conman as President. How you think that is better than any other option blows my mind. He's a sociopathic narcissist and he went after the stupidest voters because they are the only ones that would fall for his dog and pony show.