my tribe unless you have met him/her. Naturally, that standard goes out the window when commenting negatively on someone in the rival tribe. This line of "thinking" is even more problematic when you and the others get into historical discussions about dead people you never met. Some say Pol Pot was a real scamp. Others say he was murderous psychopath. Who's to say? Never met him.
You've never met Donald Trump, not even "loosely," through your television.