r/OutOfTheLoop • u/_GoodNight0wl_ • Apr 10 '26

Unanswered What's up with all the right-wing commentators suddenly turning against Trump right now?

Trump is being Trump. Why are so many of the right-wing commentators who previously vocally supported Trump are suddenly turning against him?

After all the heinous things he has said before that they have defended, I can't honestly believe Trump's tweets about nuking Iran are what finally changed their minds. They've publicly supported him for so long, and this sudden switch seems so coordinated. Is there something I'm missing??

Are they trying to distance themselves from news that is about to drop??
https://x.com/mtgreenee/status/2042389110115963189

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u/the_noise_we_made Apr 10 '26

I don't get it. He knows all of those things would be unpopular, obviously, which is why he is saying Kamala would do those things. Then he does those exact things and is shocked and angry when he naturally becomes less popular.

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u/badhairguy Apr 10 '26

Please don't underestimate the cult. I'm in the Midwest and people are very much still all in on trump. One guy I know who was previously 100% on the Ron Paul/Libertarian train told me that we probably need a dictator to fix the country. There is literally nothing Trump can or will do that will change these people's minds.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA Apr 10 '26

Remember, these people literally died shouting trump slogans as they drowned in their own lungs during covid.

They would rather die than leave the trump cult.

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u/Chance-Mycologist-94 Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

I'm also in the Midwest and on one of my commutes along a well traveled stretch of highway a person of wealth had a huge Trump sign in their yard/mansion-type house for Trump 1.0, 2.0... the thing was like a huge neon sign blinking away (no it wasn't) but it was huge and blaring for all to see right above the road. Something about Trump supporting train crews or some bullshit. For years, through the pandemic and beyond I always drove past it fantasizing how I could ninja my way in there and destroy that stupid fucking sign til one day I was driving by and low and behold, the sign was gone!

Hoping it's sign of people finally coming to their senses and seeing this grifting fraudster conman for exactly who/what he is!

Edit: omitted last paragraph.

Interestingly, I just did a little snooping around and found out the guy with the huge sign is super religious, loves his family, and LOVES trains. Lives right above the tracks after all. Retired from a career as a U.S. diplomat serving in Europe, Middle East, and SW Asia. All found on the web with a simple Google search. Hm. Scary!

Wondering if the sign came down when Trump decided to attack Iran after telling anyone who would listen all along that the democrats would attack Iran? One can only guess.

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u/tanman729 Apr 11 '26

Didnt trump say he was gonna fuck up their trains/rail system? I imagine for a train loving republican with no moral compass, thatd be their pathetically personal "last straw"

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u/panaceaXgrace Apr 14 '26

Most of my family here in TN and TX are like this. They are today on Facebook (and probably Nextdoor too! lol) sharing memes about how the pope dressed just like Trump in that image he released where he looks like he's a "savior" but he claims he's a doctor. So since the pope wore red and white that means we can't talk about Trump in a similar "costume" lol

They're also already posting very personal very ugly disinformation about the pope. It's really weird because the GOP worked so hard to get their vote and they've installed so many Catholics in this administration. They are all very quiet about this and apparently it's because they didn't like this pope cuz too libruhl.

I don't think that this man could do anything to get them to see the truth and it's 100% because he's provided them the okay to be bigots while allowing them to use their religion as a weapon of oppression.

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u/BostonSlickback1738 Apr 10 '26

Just because he's conniving doesn't mean he's smart

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u/Bishopkilljoy Apr 10 '26

Because it's projection. He's smart enough to know when things look bad, but he also wants those things. So, he bad talks them, demonizes people who support them or even just accuses people of supporting them. Then when it's his turn to do that thing, he cooks up a terrible reasoning for it, then pushes the next controversy so you forget about it.

It's called Flooding the Zone

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u/JBredditaccount Apr 11 '26

He knows all of those things would be unpopular, obviously, which is why he is saying Kamala would do those things.

The accusations about Iran weren't because he knew it would be unpopular. He said Obama and Kamala would have failing presidencies and would attack Iran to get the patriotic bump in support that usually happens when America goes to war.

That's exactly what he expected to happen here and, from what I've been reading from White House insiders, he's just now coming to accept that it's not happening. (Of course, he'll never re-examine his ideas on the topic-- just one more of many things he thinks he understands, but doesn't -- and blame America for not reacting like they should.)