You really should not use O'Hare as an example. I have bad luck flying through there domestically as well as internationally for years. I am a U.S. citizen. Queues, lost seats, lost luggage, etc. are just some of what I have experienced. You can probably find numerous Top 10 Bad Airports and it will be on the list.
I had to queue in Hokkaido for an hour and a half last year. Does that make Japan an inhospitable place to visit too? BTW, an hour and a half in a queue at O'Hare is probably record time. ;)
With all that said, I do not care for all the non-security screenings. Social media screening of a phone? Oh, please! If they are going to do something really bad, they *probably* did not say anything on social media.
To all those saying it is because of Trump, they are wrong. It gets crazier year after year regardless of the president in charge.