I don't think Eric is being genuine on that point. Trump's policies led to a stable Middle East, a healthy domestic economy, and he was heavily checked by the left-leaning institutions around him. The only threat he posed was to the feelings of those on the radical left who were influenced by mainstream media propaganda.
If Trump is an existential threat, it's only because of the left's exaggerated reaction to his popularity. Remember, they ran the same playbook against the much more reserved Romney in 2012, calling him far right, hyperconservative, sexist, etc., and look how he turned out.