And public officials can and should be criticized, regardless of their gender, especially if they aspire to lead the US and the world, and sorry, but this specific “leader” is a disgrace and I will criticise - sometimes through humor, even if you think it makes me less of a “journalist”. 

 youre not. 
always ignore shame manipulators. especially bigoted ones.  Their entire world view is broken, and they’re driven by emotion not thought.