That is an occasional roundup of people that voted for Donald Trump and are shocked to search out out nobody is immune from the injury and ache he causes. Many are actually grappling with the implications of their alternative because it impacts them and their family members—and probably regretting their vote.
At the moment we’ll take a look at how among the individuals who helped elect President Donald Trump are rationalizing the difficulty he’s brought about them since taking workplace.
First, this Fb submit from Derin, who lives in Missouri:
Hi there Fb mates. I wish to make clear my place on some issues. Sure, I’m nonetheless a Republican. Sure, I’m nonetheless towards what the Biden-Harris administration was doing. Sure, I nonetheless don’t assist Kamala Harris. Nevertheless, simply because I disagree with the Democratic political place doesn’t imply I’ve to agree with, what I’m seeing from many information sources, what Donald Trump is doing to this nation. I deeply remorse voting for Donald Trump. I made my resolution to vote for him based mostly on my want to maintain Harris from changing into President and based mostly on Trump’s efficiency throughout his first time period. He has modified and isn’t the identical President we had throughout his first time period. With what I’m seeing, People, and I imply U.S.-natural-born residents whose households have been on this nation for generations, must be afraid. Trump is starting to deport precise Americans to torturous prisons in Venezuela simply because they disagree with him. I’ve studied a bit of in regards to the rise of Adolph Hitler in Nazi Germany and I’m seeing the identical factor with Trump. I personally consider Trump could possibly be the Antichrist. He suits among the traits of this “man of sin.” I’m afraid we went from the frying pan into the fireplace and I do not know if there’s anyway again from the flames.
I gained’t hyperlink to his (or anybody else’s) Fb web page on this article as a result of I don’t need anybody harassing these folks. That mentioned, his web page has grow to be explicitly anti-Trump. In different posts, Derin wonders the place the “2nd Modification folks” are because the administration espouses tyrannical beliefs. He approvingly reposted Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s criticisms of the arrest of Decide Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee. And he even posted a video titled “From a constitutional authorities to a dictator (a 2.5 minute historical past lesson).”
However despite the fact that he now thinks Trump is the Antichrist (and Derin seems to be a religious evangelical), he nonetheless wouldn’t have voted for Harris. And from what I can collect, that’s all as a result of he hates the LGBTQ+ folks and abortion—i.e., he’s the cliche of a God-and-guns conservative.
It’s a tricky slog for Democrats if folks would slightly vote for the Antichrist than the candidate with the (D) subsequent to their title.
Subsequent up is Stephanie, additionally on Fb:
I am going to admit it—| voted final election after years of claiming my vote would not matter. Between the alternatives we got, I selected Trump. And now… I remorse it. My husband and I labored our complete lives, paid into the system like we had been alleged to. Now we’re each disabled, cannot work, and we’re struggling simply to outlive. Our house is paid off (fortunately), however we’re behind on land taxes as a result of they do not take funds. Our energy invoice is thru the roof. We get SNAP, however now I am studying Trump desires to ban processed meals and sugar on SNAP. If that occurs, we cannot even have the ability to afford meals for the month. Let’s be real-healthy, non-processed meals prices greater than what we get in advantages for your complete month. And on high of that, they’re making an attempt to drive everybody to pay again scholar loans, whereas foreigners come right here and get free training. Different nations assist their residents. We get punished for getting sick, for needing assist, for making an attempt to outlive.
So did I make the flawed alternative voting for Trump?
100% sure. However wanting on the different choice… was there ever actually a proper one? #DisabledAndForgotten #PoorAndPunished
#WeDeserveBetter #RegretMyVote
#Struggling ToSurvive
Let’s see: Vote for the celebration that vows to kill all packages to assist the poor, or vote for the celebration that created, helps, and desires to broaden these packages?
It’s apparently a tricky name for Stephanie, even when she is determined by these packages to outlive.
In fact, “foreigners” aren’t coming to the U.S. without spending a dime training. In reality, they subsidize our college techniques since they don’t qualify for in-state tuition. If she’s speaking about Okay-12 education, yeah, that’s additionally not the primary purpose immigrants come to the U.S. Past that, even undocumented immigrants pay taxes whereas additionally usually being ineligible for presidency advantages, like meals help and common Medicaid.
That mentioned, Stephanie does get one factor proper: It’s true that “different nations assist their residents”! However why do they, Stephanie? Why?
It’s as a result of they vote for the events that wish to assist their residents. So what was flawed with “the opposite choice”?
And in case you’re questioning, Stephanie doesn’t seem like evangelical, and he or she lives in upstate New York. She’s in a rural space, and we all know that codes as conservative, however there’s no apparent purpose why she ought to culturally keep that approach.
Let’s verify on Kaylee in Pennsylvania, who posted on Fb:
I am truly appalled that Trump is reducing funding for Early Childhood Training. Bucks IU Head Begin was wonderful for Tanner to organize him for kindergarten. Please click on the hyperlink and ship a message to our senators and congressman. I am genuinely beginning to remorse my vote if Trumps presidency impacts my kid’s training and it is extraordinarily upsetting that some lecturers might lose their jobs with out the Head Begin Program.
Mission 2025, the Heritage Basis’s agenda for a second Trump administration, particularly referred to as for the elimination of Head Begin, an early childhood training program that primarily serves low-income households.
However as soon as once more, we see that conservatives are pleased to vote for Republicans so long as it’s different folks getting harmed. They get the vapors solely after they themselves find yourself within the crosshairs.
Fortunate for Kaylee—and the remainder of America—the Trump administration appears to be backing off its risk to kill Head Begin. For now.
This is a enjoyable one:
It’s enjoyable how we go from FUCK YEAH DONALD TRUMP SUCK IT LIBS to some amorphous “authorities” destroying his enterprise and livelihood.
Anyway, I do really feel owned, so not less than he has that going for him.
In the meantime, over on this Reddit thread, a person is upset at getting slammed by tariffs. It’s truthful— tariffs suck. They make issues costlier. As we’ve mentioned time and again, tariffs are a tax on American shoppers—and Trump’s tariffs could possibly be one of many largest tax will increase ever.
This person posted his DHL receipt with the outrageous tariff-related charges itemized, and requested, “Is that this appropriate? Why would I be charged a lot?“
When advised it was as a result of he voted for Trump—and his Reddit historical past makes clear he did—he angrily shot again, in a now-deleted remark, “I do not wish to get political.”
Conservatives are pleased to parade round with their silly crimson hats, telling folks “fuck your emotions,” however they certain are filled with feels as soon as they get damage, imploring everybody round them to “not get political.”
Properly, bud, the whole lot is political. And also you selected flawed. Welcome to the hell that you simply helped construct.
Yet another? Right here’s Micayla, from Texas, on Fb:
i voted for trump as a result of, morally, biden & kamala was the flawed alternative. but when i am being sincere, the alternatives backed us right into a nook the place somebody mentioned “QUICK! Select one!”
I truly hate the federal government as a complete. I feel RFK Jr is the one one price something in that total administration. all that to say…. we’ve precise actual issues on the earth, and the Trump Administration is anxious about PBS KIDS?!?! are you f–king kidding me? One thing that was created to assist youngsters in poverty have the ability to be considerably educated?? The place TF are all these guarantees that they made throughout campaigning season? Nah F These proper????? We gotta defund PBS youngsters!!
Im so unhappy to see the place our priorities lie. I can not consider my youngsters will not know PBS youngsters like I knew them. Mr. Rogers? Arthur? Zoobamafoo? Yall are whack as hell for this.
If i’ve mentioned it as soon as, I am going to say it once more.
F THE GOVERNMENT, F THE POLITICIANS. They do not care about you. They do not care about me. They do not care about something besides that large stack of money they sit on.
She clearly didn’t take Mister Rogers’ classes to coronary heart if she voted for Trump for his morals. And … nobody rushed the choice, for Chrissake. She had 9 years to study Trump’s morality, and even when she wasn’t being attentive to Harris—the vp, thoughts you—for the earlier 4 years, three months of direct campaigning for the highest job ought to’ve been sufficient time to make the fitting resolution.
In the meantime, Mission 2025, which we implored everybody to have a look at, particularly referred to as for the elimination of public assist for NPR and PBS.
As Trump lately mentioned, he’s doing what he campaigned on. Each one in every of his voters signed up for this.
