Getty/Mandel Ngan/skynesher A lot has happened since Donald Trump first announced his desire to become America’s 45th president. He walked into our lives as a mostly benign, personal-brand-peddling reality TV star with an orange hue and hairstyle that seemed more likely to inspire Halloween costumes than votes. Trump’s campaign to become the Leader of the Free World began as a farce that generated spectacular ratings and elicited chuckles as he went rogue and sent the Republican brass into a tailspin. Early portents of trouble were dismissed in favor of the entertainment on display as Trump mocked and jeered his Republican opponents.