Whom exactly were we trusting with our care? Why did we decide to trust them in the first place? Who says that only certain kinds of people are allowed to give us the answers?
Part of the broader cultural eschewing of science as well? Is this part of what put Trump and celebrities in charge?
I take your point, but I wonder if Trump is just kryptonite for a liberal democratic system built on a free press.
The key words being "free press" with free meaning that we're free to exert intelligent editorial control.
Editors in the early 1900's used this sort of editorial control not to give fuel to racists and Nazis and reduce their influence.Cross reference: Face the Racist Nation from On the Media.
Apparently we need to exert the same editorial control with respect to Trump, who not incidentally is giving significant fuel to the racist fire as well.