The many, many audio and video records of Mr. Trump are NOT creations of the "mainstream media." They are accurate portrayals of Dnald J. Trump.  You suggest since I haven't talked "in person" with Mr. Trump, I can't possibly "judge" his character and fitness to be President.  Were this the case, we could never elect a President.....few, very few of the more than one hundred million voters will ever meet a Presidential candidate and fewer still will every "ask him questions."  

We all leave a record of "who we are" with our actions and our words.  I do. You do....and Donald Trump does.  That "caricature" you reference has not been "created by the media"....not hardly.  It's been created by Donald Trump.....Mr. Trump is proud of "telling it like it is."  Indeed, he does...he displays his misogyny and his total disrespect for women time and time again..  It's clearly "who he is"...You may approve of his values..that's up to you.  But it's silly to deny them.......