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 at the moment are grappling with the results of their alternative because it impacts them and their family members—and probably regretting their vote.
At this time we’ll have a look at how among the individuals who helped elect President Donald Trump are rationalizing the difficulty he’s precipitated them since taking workplace.
First, this Fb publish from Derin, who lives in Missouri:
Hey Fb mates. I need 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 choice 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, have to be afraid. Trump is starting to deport precise Americans to torturous prisons in Venezuela simply because they disagree with him. I’ve studied a little bit in regards to the rise of Adolph Hitler in Nazi Germany and I’m seeing the identical factor with Trump. I personally imagine Trump may very well 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 may be 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 individuals. That stated, his web page has grow to be explicitly anti-Trump. In different posts, Derin wonders the place the “2nd Amendment people” 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 government to a dictator (a 2.5 minute history 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+ individuals and abortion—i.e., he’s the cliche of a God-and-guns conservative.
It’s a troublesome slog for Democrats if individuals would quite vote for the Antichrist than the candidate with the (D) subsequent to their title.
Subsequent up is Stephanie, additionally on Fb:
I will 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 speculated 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 needs to ban processed meals and sugar on SNAP. If that occurs, we cannot even be capable of afford meals for the month. Let’s be real-healthy, non-processed meals prices greater than what we get in advantages for all the 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 international locations assist their residents. We get punished for getting sick, for needing assist, for making an attempt to outlive.
So did I make the improper alternative voting for Trump?
100% sure. However wanting on the different possibility… 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 needs to develop these packages?
It’s apparently a troublesome name for Stephanie, even when she depends upon these packages to outlive.
In fact, “foreigners” aren’t coming to the U.S. free of charge training. In actual fact, they subsidize our college methods since they don’t qualify for in-state tuition. If she’s speaking about Okay-12 education, yeah, that’s additionally not the principle motive 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 stated, Stephanie does get one factor proper: It’s true that “other countries help their citizens”! However why do they, Stephanie? Why?
It’s as a result of they vote for the events that need to assist their residents. So what was improper with “the other option”?
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 motive why she ought to culturally keep that manner.
Let’s examine on Kaylee in Pennsylvania, who posted on Fb:
I am really appalled that Trump is slicing funding for Early Childhood Training. Bucks IU Head Begin was superb for Tanner to arrange 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 academics could 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 blissful to vote for Republicans so long as it’s different individuals getting harmed. They get the vapors solely once 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 “government” 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 consumer is upset at getting slammed by tariffs. It’s honest— tariffs suck. They make issues costlier. As we’ve stated over and over, tariffs are a tax on American shoppers—and Trump’s tariffs may very well be one of many largest tax will increase ever.
This consumer posted his DHL receipt with the outrageous tariff-related charges itemized, and requested, “Is that this right? 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 don’t want to get political.”
Conservatives are blissful to parade round with their silly crimson hats, telling individuals “fuck your feelings,” however they positive are stuffed with feels as soon as they get damage, imploring everybody round them to “not get political.”
Properly, bud, all the pieces is political. And also you selected improper. Welcome to the hell that you just helped construct.
Yet one more? Right here’s Micayla, from Texas, on Fb:
i voted for trump as a result of, morally, biden & kamala was the improper alternative. but when i am being trustworthy, the alternatives backed us right into a nook the place somebody stated “QUICK! Choose one!”
I really hate the federal government as an entire. I feel RFK Jr is the one one value something in that total administration. all that to say…. we now have precise actual issues on the planet, and the Trump Administration is fearful about PBS KIDS?!?! are you f–king kidding me? One thing that was created to assist youngsters in poverty be capable of 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 imagine 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 stated it as soon as, I will 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 massive 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 taking note of 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 choice.
In the meantime, Mission 2025, which we implored everybody to take a look at, particularly referred to as for the elimination of public assist for NPR and PBS.
As Trump not too long ago stated, he’s doing what he campaigned on. Each one in all his voters signed up for this.
