Ah, but you do realize that if the MSM hadn’t fanatically obsessed over Trump, social media platforms hadn’t deplatformed him, and politicians hadn’t tried to silence and jail him, he would not have anywhere near the support he currently has, right?

Every attempt to stifle him has fanned the flames of his popularity, even garnering support from those who previously disliked him because they recognize how wrong it was to censor him. His fans perceive his persecution as evidence of his efficacy. If his enemies had just ignored him, you would be looking at a brushfire rather than a conflagration. The power of the Streisand effect cannot be overestimated.