I can't stand him, but I find him fascinating, in spite of myself. Not fascinating like being drawn to him, but fascinating because he's such a bizarre specimen. I am fascinated by human behavior in general, especially the abnormal kind, and the weirder someone is, the more curious I am about what makes them tick. Trump is the weirdest of the weird! 
Once he actually became president (which I initially never expected to happen), everything he said and did took on greater and greater significance, because of how it affected this country and the whole world. I read Mary Trump's book, which explained a lot of things about him, and I read a lot of the stuff that various mental health professionals were writing about him, and the more familiar I because with the various personality disorders that he exhibits all the signs of, the more I wanted to learn.
While he was in the White House, trying to figure him out was one of the ways I coped with the constant irritation, worry, and fear of what he might do next. Once Biden was elected and Trump finally, grudgingly, left for Florida, I heaved a sigh of relief and paid a lot less attention to him for a while, until he announced he was going to run again. Then Jack Smith came on board, bringing renewed hope with him, and I got pulled back into the melodrama.
Would I be better off ignoring him? I have no idea, but I don't see that happening any time soon. It's almost involuntary for me at this point. All I can do is ride this thing out and see what happens. In the meantime, I completely understand why some would rather think about him as little as possible. It doesn't work that way for me, but we're all different.
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