If you are a law-abiding and responsible person who doesn't have any debt, you might totally lose respect for the government and laws if you get fined $30,000 for having an illegal flagpole.
Trump as president of the United States appears to be a lot more serious and focused on the job at hand. After surviving the worst example of lawfare I think this nation has ever seen, the novelty is gone and the humor appears to have worn thin.