Yes, I think we should have empathy. His disposition, which many of don't like, might have been caused nature and nurture in his formative years. The reptile brain is in full control.

What we should be questioning is how such a person attained the top spot in US politics? Let's blame the system rather than the opportunitist of that system.

It's time, USA, for another system of governance.

https://medium.com/discourse/tiered-democratic-governance-3f36a8f45660