Donald Trump’s lack of empathy, compassion or sorrow at the suffering of others never has surprised me.

What continues to blow my mind is the acceptance of this individual’s profound character deficiency by those who think he remains the greatest thing to happen to America since they started putting pockets on shirts.

My … goodness. Trump has revealed for all the world how he lacks empathy toward those who have been stricken by COVID-19 or toward their loved ones who are kept away from COVID patients out of fear they, too, would be contaminated by the viral infection.

He has stressed the economic shutdown and his desire to speed up the reopening of the nation’s business community.

Now comes the George Floyd tragedy that has pushed the pandemic off the front pages if only for a brief period. Has the Numbskull in Chief sought answers to the brutal acts that resulted in Floyd’s death after being suffocated by Minneapolis cops? No. He has focused his anger at the rioters who rushed into the streets in an angry response to Floyd’s death … an African-American man who died while being detained by a white police officer.

Trump has vowed to unleash “thousands and thousands of heavily armed” military personnel to put down even peaceful protests.

None of this should surprise anyone who believes — as I do — that Donald Trump is fundamentally unfit for the office of president.

What I cannot fathom nor will I accept is the belief among Americans that Donald Trump is the man we need in this time of grief and angst. Good ever-lovin’ God in heaven, he is the exact opposite of what we need.

Still, the Donald Trump core of supporters still stands with this guy. How in the name of human decency does that happen?

It will remain a mystery to me for as long as I draw breath.