Well, there was always that rock I spoke of earlier.
Even Trumps' odds of winning re-election were being widely widely decried in the aftermath of that election.
So he backs a complete train wreck of a candidate who loses and "even" his own odds of future reelection were affected by it, and that's evidence that there was no better alternative than the train wreck? Oh Tay Den. Vaya con dios, my darling.