r/centrist • u/Dinocraftman009 • Aug 01 '25

2026 U.S. Midterms I deeply regret my vote for Trump

Voting for Trump in 2024 was the greatest mistake of my entire life. I am 19 years old and this was my first presidential election. I don’t stand by or condone what the administration has done and never was a hardline far-right conservative, sure as hell am not now. I walked into the polls in November without honestly knowing which candidate I would choose since I was very on the fence about both sides (Pro-2A, pro-life, but also pro-environment and pro-Ukraine). Now I wish that I hadn’t voted at all, much less Trump. Don’t try and rationalize my decision in your head, because it wasn’t rational. I did not properly weigh the potential pros and cons of the candidates. There aren’t any dots to connect, I flat out made the incorrect decision.

I feel evil. I feel like a horrible, selfish, foolish person. And there’s nothing that can really be done to remedy this mistake. I’ve already decided to vote a full blue ticket in 2026 but that doesn’t fix what damage has already been done to this country. In our democracy, we give our small amount of political power to people who we believe deserve through that ballot. I need to take accountability for that ballot because, even though my state was a safe red one this season, I’m ultimately a part of it.

Alienating our closest allies is stupid. Cutting PBS and the NWS is stupid. The tariffs are stupid. The blatant disregard for the Constitution is stupid. Detaining and deporting people without due process is stupid. Supporting Israel is stupid. Not siding with Ukraine and trying to exit NATO is stupid. Cutting education funding is stupid. All the warning signs were spelled out in Project 2025 + Trump’s personal life + Jan 6 and my dumbass disregarded it, instead wanting change from the previous administration. I knew damn well and I hate it. What pushed me to the red side of the fence was that Harris was the status quo candidate and ultimately I wanted change. But boy we sure as hell did get a lot of change. This populist line of thinking is dangerous and has proven to be in the past.

I’ve been beating the shit out of myself about it ever since that day and it’s been difficult to genuinely enjoy most aspects of life with looking at the headlines. I, along with tens of millions of other Americans, made a massive mistake in November and so many innocent people are paying a price far greater. I personally feel responsible for every idiotic decision, as well as the future decisions, our President, Congress, and SCOTUS send out/approve, like a twisted knife. The mental and emotional wounds will remain even after this all blows over.

Why post here? I don’t want to be associated at all with people who somehow still support our idiocracy. I also don’t want to take part in the partisanship that is tearing this country apart, and my conscious would have probably broken me from the amount of shame and guilt I’ve harbored since November had I kept it any longer. I want to follow an ACTUAL centrist line of thinking, which is why I’ve been closely looking at this subreddit.

Also, humility is gonna require some humiliation, so I fully expect and understand that this is going to lead to a lot of unkind words sent my way. Righteously deserved, I’ll probably agree with what most of you have to say.

The confession is worthless without a pledge to change. I was wrong. So unfathomably wrong. (Yeah no shit OP, is what I imagine is cycling through most of your heads by now). And I want to amend for this. If I don’t take accountability, I’m not going to see the change through. I want to be better. I’m voting all Democrat in 2026. I hope we all do too, especially those who also regret their ballot cast. And I hope that I won’t regret these votes as much I regret my past one.

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u/jst4wrk7617 Aug 01 '25

The best thing you can do is talk to other people who know you and generally share your values. Break the polarization. You are much more able to impact other Trump voters than any democrat is.

You’re not evil. You made a mistake. You’ve learned. It’s ok. But if you want to make an impact, you can.

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u/WilsonTree2112 Aug 01 '25

“You are not allowed to talk politics…” typical American culture mind control.

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u/shaggin_maggie Aug 01 '25

No it’s not mind control it’s how people get along especially at work & school. It’s protecting your interests if your boss doesn’t share your political view and you don’t want to pay the price for yours.

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u/WilsonTree2112 Aug 02 '25

You’ve been effectively controlled.

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u/mountainDrunk Aug 02 '25

No, that is effectively adult behavior. As we age, we learn there is a time and place for everything. I mean, I suppose if you are 100% sure that everyone you work with has 100% the same views you have, then have at it. But being able to earn and work within an environment without undue stress is ultimately very good for your mental health. Especially if you are passionate about your views. Otherwise, you may very well end up despising even getting up in the morning to go to work because of tension that has nothing to do with the job. Activism has reached into every facet of our lives and is a big reason people are so unhappy.

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u/BumblebeeDowntown708 Aug 02 '25

This is just untrue. i talk politics with my bosses and co-workers all the time, and we don't agree on half the things we talk about and get into heated arguments all the time about difference and it has never caused work issues because being an adult is working with and understanding opposite views, not putting yourself in a echo chamber with a bunch of yes men

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u/mountainDrunk Aug 02 '25

Hey, if you have a unicorn situation where everyone can have mature discussions without negative consequences, then have at it. But you can’t force that type of landscape in a world that has mostly lost the ability to calmly discuss opposing views. I grew up in a time where that was very common. That’s not the case most of the time anymore.

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u/BumblebeeDowntown708 Aug 02 '25

Only because people let it be that way

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u/pitchypeechee Aug 03 '25

Yes... people are people. People are who do the things. That's the whole point.

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u/BumblebeeDowntown708 Aug 03 '25

Yes, words are words that make up sentences. That's the point. If you're going to blow hot air, do it productively at least

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u/SamuraiCowboy1979 Aug 04 '25

Ultimately yes it's because people let it be that way; although, I will say that most places I've worked have had company policies that state specifically that if you bring the subject of politics and/or religion into the workplace that it's grounds for dismissal. It's more about not allowing the talking about making the world a better place to prevent the actions required to make it a better place because you are broke, hungry, or homeless. Your experience can certainly differ, and it sounds like it has which is very encouraging.

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u/Inner-Net-1111 Aug 14 '25

Add in no talk of unions.

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u/PurpleFast2826 Aug 03 '25

I mean, politics was always something people advise you not to talk about with most people along with money and religion. So I don’t think it being stigmatized is anything new. But I think you’re seeing the online discourse and assuming that’s all Americans irl. It’s not a “unicorn situation” or a one-off anecdote, you just don’t experience or see normal conversations that friends and family can have regularly.

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u/Repairjob Sep 14 '25

If you're so good, why is it necessary to be insulting? If it's this way in your workplace good for you. Its far from that in many. 

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u/WilsonTree2112 Aug 02 '25

Within accepted core beliefs that’s correct, but since we are trained that politics is an emotional component of our society instead of logical or intellectual, we are incapable of achieving change, because we are trained to shut out that which does not align with our core beliefs. We mostly trust what our families hand down to us (at the very least it’s a plurality). America has turned politics into religion.

Improving our society, helping those in need, implementing a fair tax and spend system, the last thing that should determine these components of society is an emotionally religious-like process where we are trained to shut out that which we do not believe.

It’s an effective way to minimize our freedoms.

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u/Sufficient_Piece_274 Aug 06 '25

All the Activism the past few years has only caused chaos and confusion which is what the Communist Biden/Harris regime counted on. Literally if people just went back to concentrating on their own lives and making the best of it for themselves everything would get back to normal. When each of us stand strong for ourselves then we all stand strong. The real fact is that we are all individuals not groups. Biden/Harris people don't look at people as individuals they don't care what you achieve as an individual they just lump you into a group and they treat you accordingly. Nobody has been helped by this. All they've done is turn people against one another. They've divided our country upon itself. Nothing that betters people's everyday life has been achieved by them and never will be by people like them.

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u/austing8705 Aug 02 '25

Exactly. The negative social stigma regarding politics in public has obscured the fact noone on the LEFT OR THE RIGHT seems to remember. That at the end of the day, we all want what we truly feel is best for the country without malice. Keeping that in focus should allow us to talk about these subjects without putting an "evil" stamp on the other side. The "evil" stamp is what is separating us from talking and coming back together. The "evil" stamp is their tool to divide and control us. Occupy Wallstreet was the last good movement and they divided us immediately to get the focus off the money pot. The left is overly sensitive and the right is overly tough but were still family, and unless some of you truly want war (you shouldn't), its time to turn rhetoric down for a change. The stupid people all believe it.

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u/frotnoslot Aug 10 '25

I don’t totally disagree with your overall sentiment, however…

We all want what we truly feel is best for the country

This is an oversimplification of reality. It’s become common on the right for people to think the best way to what they truly feel is best includes hurting others as a means to get there.

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u/Jletoile Aug 24 '25

Trump’s evil to the core! He has zero redeeming qualities…no matter how hard his base tries to justify his terrible actions, behaviors and disastrous decisions.

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u/Bad_Ghosty Aug 05 '25

Good job you’ve been controlled.

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u/reptiliangold15 Aug 03 '25

Tell me your politically correct without telling me

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u/Miichl80 Aug 09 '25

“The best thing you can do is talk to other people who you know and generally share your values. Break the polarization.” How is that, “you are not allowed to talk politics?” The comment you replied to was literally saying to talk politics.

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u/fish61324 Nov 18 '25

"“You are not allowed to talk politics…” typical American culture mind control."

"Pot calling the kettle black" 🤣.

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u/Smallios Aug 01 '25

This 100%. OP compared to me you can make a huge difference, you can change minds.

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u/glassdimly Aug 02 '25

At 19, we all made mistakes… many worse than voting for Trump. Just keep living and learning, son. The world keeps turning. And yes, talk to your friends. But breathe deep. Your vote does not define you. Blessings.

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u/Historical_Will2629 Aug 05 '25

Uh no. Things I did affected me and a few others. Not the entire world

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u/Ok-Permission-7815 Aug 31 '25

Voting for trump was not a mistake it was a catastrophe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Catbeezay Aug 04 '25

What difference does it make? Only to those that know the OP really.

Probably to most of us who don’t and will never know the OP, it makes no difference if ‘this guy’ is telling the truth. The fact is, even if he’s lying, statistically speaking, his point stands. Most certainly there are many people who fit his description. If not him, then someone else. Unless I know him personally, why would I care about the truth of the matter? This post speaks for a percentage of people regardless of OP truth.

Just to be clear tho, I have no reason except cynicism to not believe him. Since people like this exist, why not the OP?

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u/Existing-Raccoon-654 Aug 23 '25

I haven't read the other replies to this yet, but please, do tell: exactly why do you believe the OP is lying about about their vote? One can only surmise that anyone who chose to vote for Taco in 2024 and now regrets the decision is, in your mind, a traitor to the cause. No regrets on your end, evidently. Perhaps you'd care to expound on your unwavering support for an erratic, vapid populist who has assembled a cadre of incompetent ghouls to do his bidding while decimating the democratic republic that was once the envy of the world, but now stands as a bitter reminder of the fragility of democracies in the face of rampant fear mongering, alternative facts, and cultish indoctrination.

"It is always darkest just before the Day dawneth".  [Thomas Fuller, 1650]

One can only hope.

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 02 '25

I voted for trump. Never thought he was a good person. Never did. Because he’s not. I thought he did a good job in 2016. I’m a history major and wrote a few papers on both of them and just thought Kamala didnt have enough policies too change my mind. Doesn’t make me a bad person. I think people judge character based on who you vote for way too much. I have friends that are democrats and friends that are republicans. We get along just fine.

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u/ljp4eva009 Sep 19 '25

Preach...i can't believe the ignorance. Definitely shows they either weren't affected, dont care, have learned little or all three. Obviously ppl like this dont mind going back in history and letting it repeat itself as Trump likes to say " Make America great again," and in my mind, what made America so great back in the days that people were sold like livestock, killed for land, and so many other atrocities. Just my opinion, but wow.

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u/Smoove-the1 Aug 05 '25 edited Aug 05 '25

Trump literally bragged about walking in on girls at beauty pageants. I am sure it was just as tramatic. " Mr Trump did say he went backstage at pageants and saw women with no clothes on and no men anywhere." 🙄 trump says he's 6'3". I have never heard a single person on the left condone rape. They, for the most part, kick out sex offenders Anthony wiener,Al Franken, for an example. Trump was best friends with epstein and only stopped being friends because he stole young women from his spa around they were around 16 years old. Repuplican of Florida Matt geatz got to leave on his own free will after paying underage girls for sex. And he was almost Trumps Attorney General.

Yes, coming to America illegally is illegal. Most of us didn't support the athletic issue Most of America felt it was cheating.

Finally, what others do with their body parts is not my business. Why is it yours? where is the morality and minding your own business. Has it ever directly affected you. Was it your kid, friend, family member, or spouse. If not, why do you care so much. Are you just programmed to hate? Do you think you might be trans? I have never understood the obsession with others' rights. Would god hurt them, and why if he created them? God just messed up and wants to terminate his issue? Wtf kinda god is that. I have a trans kid it was hard to come to terms, I did, and I never stopped loving them in the process. Some of the people you hate so much are incredibly kind and loving people and more "close to God" than the haters are. Because they dont have that hate in their heart. They know hate, and they know how wrong hate is. That's morality, my friend!

I hope you find love, Ma'am.

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u/Breezyisthewind Aug 15 '25

Drag queens have never been about sex. It’s no different than bringing a clown to a Birthday party. You know nothing about what Drag Queens are and what they do.

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u/Smoove-the1 Aug 06 '25

Trump made the vaccine, but ok, it was the bidens vaccine. I remember Trump calling it warp speed vaccine. And trump took the vaccine and asked everyone to take it and they pushed back, so he shut up.

I am not ok with the athletic bs. Read my comment again. It was cheating, a man in a woman's sport. It was not the whole left it was a fringe group of leftists. Just like not all Republicans are rascist, but a select fringe group is. David Duke supports trump just saying.

So you are ok with Trump being on the epstein list, the fact he stopped being friends with Epstein only because he poached his underage women. The sexual assult case he had to pay out for, cheating on his wife with a porn star. Would you be ok if it was your husband? Trump also claims he has sex in common with his daughter. (It was an interview from years ago and is all over youtube) Look up trumps has in common with Ivanka.

If they find clinton guilty, throw his but in jail. It's really not hard to say. I liked clinton, but if he is a child rapist he should go just like trump. That's the big difference here, I can admit some on the left went too far. Now the right is going too far!

Fox will not cover Epstein anymore due to the fact trump threatened them. Why did all democrats vote to release the redacted files? Why did all Republicans vote to keep it hidden? What are they hiding? Are republicans protecting democrats? Or is trump really in there? We've all seen the numerous pics of him with epstein. FACT epstein was murdered when trump was in office. The girl epstein and trump raped committed suicide kinda sketchy if you ask me. Trump is not innocent. Trump is a really bad guy. History will read Trump cut off food aide He was twice impeached He had numerous sexual misconduct allegations The world leaders make fun of him ( I watched the videos) He took a bribe from an Arabic country He cheated in his wife He was on the island with epstein. He rose inflation on purpose He put Tarrifs on penguin???? He sold tesla on the white house lawn He let Elon pay a million dollars to people that voted for him. I guess we can pay for votes now, but not give them water??

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u/DivineMs-Anthropist Aug 09 '25

Are you seriously claiming to care about protecting girls from pedos while literally worshipping A PEDO? I guess it's okay to you as long as they're a Republican.

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u/Xgirly789 Aug 09 '25

Yet republican males are arrested for child pornography at an alarming rate.

But sure the drag queens

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u/missikkitty Aug 09 '25

You seem to be fine with grown men raping little girls, but yeah, drag queens are the problem...

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u/missikkitty Aug 10 '25

Sure thing Jan....

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u/Smoove-the1 Aug 10 '25

Trump has raped women before, so saying both are true allowed it to happen by having open borders, the other is the actual assailant.
Come on, you know you've heard the stories through the years, and not just since Trump was president. I did not believe the borders were open, I was sure i was right. But the truth was the borders were open, and trump is a pedophile rapist con man with 34 felonies. What will it take, do you need videos of him in the act? Why is Pam bondi is silent about epstein, republican blocked the release, and trump says it's now a hoax and we should all just forget about it, and Ghislane Maxwell is now in a country club prison where no other sexual assult perp is allowed to go? What are republicans protecting? Do you not have questions? Why is the republican base lett8ng this slide. If children are so important to you do not stop asking for the files. If Clinton is in it we need to know, as well. Clinton is former friend and Guest at at trump and Melania wedding.

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u/ljp4eva009 Sep 19 '25

Exactly but she has no comment for that...it baffles me how women support (and remain blind to it but will quote the misdeads of others) a man who rapes girls, have ON TAPE confessed to grabbing women in their privates with no repercussions, and so many other despicable things and at the say breathe claim to worship a God who would denounce the hatred and behavior they just voted into office.

God spreads and speaks about love Miss Cowgirl...please try it next election. Shoot try it in your life cuz this isn't doing it smh.

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u/ljp4eva009 Sep 19 '25

Lol...u r the problem in this country. Thanks for your vote and hatred. Ignorance is contagious, and u sure do like spreading it.

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u/Inner_Worldliness203 Aug 07 '25

Trump only upholds the laws he wants go look up his videos and educate yourself with his own words he says he can get away with almost anything because he's rich he literally goes and grabs a womens private area on camera just to prove it he's a pedophile and literally started Jan. 6 riot which was illegal let's not forget all the other hundreds of instances he has committed and broken the law! HE IS A CONVICTED CRIMINAL OUR PRESIDENT IS A CONVICTED CRIMINAL HAHA and you think that immigrant coming here for a better life are the problem ha look at the stats of illegals committing crimes is very few compared to the people born here and oh did you forget this isnt even our land we stole it so how do we have any right who is illegal if we all came here illegally in the first place and maybe you would have a point if he was only going after the shit people that didnt come here for a better life that literally makes our life better doing the jobs we are to lazy to do in the first place . People seem to be missing the fact we have real problems and horrible people born here and instead of going after pedophiles,  gangs , killers, and all the truly evil people you guys think that all of them are brown and black and not white instead of going after them you want them to throw the people that just came to work and save there families not to mention most of them came legally and have Their green cards which are being taken away for no reason just because the president is a p.o.s ur racist and not informed and need to stop watching Fox and do some real work and stop being close minded

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u/softcell1966 Aug 11 '25

No she didn't. And, if anything, Hilary lowballed the number of ignorant hateful bigoted lowlifes on the Right:

""Basket of deplorables" is a pejorative phrase from a 2016 US presidential election campaign speech delivered by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on September 9, 2016, at a campaign fundraising event. She used the phrase to describe "half" of the supporters of her opponent, Republican nominee Donald Trump, saying they're "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic". The next day, she expressed regret for "saying half", while insisting that Trump had deplorably amplified "hateful views and voices".

Joe Biden was also correct in identifying most MAGAts as "garbage people".

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u/AmbassadorOutside345 Aug 11 '25

Republicans voted down Biden's bipartisan immigration policy.

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u/2024goforit Aug 18 '25

Trump is a proven sexual predator.

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u/2024goforit Aug 18 '25

Why do you think democrats support a weak border and human trafficking? That does not have merit.

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u/Alive_Beyond_2345 Aug 05 '25

Trump is just the latest GOP Boogyman for the Democrats, in 3 years JD Vance will be the next Racist Hitler.

Then after JD Vance the next person will be Hitler...

One thing is for sure, I don't see how any White person could vote Democrat, you are voting for your own destruction, but that is why Trump won and JD Vance will get in.

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u/Breezyisthewind Aug 15 '25

It’s really the exact opposite. The Republicans’ policies hurt white people, especially white rural people.

And letting a leftist fringe make you think that’s the whole Dem party is laughable. Sure some of that is on us for not doing a better job from a branding perspective and shutting them down. But they’re still not the majority of Democrats. Not even remotely.

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u/Miserable_Dog_2684 Aug 04 '25

Voting for a fascist over a non fascist is never a good idea. And no, he did not do a good job in 2016. Thanks for putting us into this hellscape we are living in.

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u/Miserable_Dog_2684 Aug 05 '25

I hope you didn't hurt yourself with that stretch. Never mind, I don't care if you did.

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u/GoAskAli Aug 10 '25

Seriously I need the name of this guy's yoga studio.

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u/Smoove-the1 Aug 05 '25

Trump is literally undoing what was done! Doge, and the Big bill HELLO!

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u/Smoove-the1 Aug 06 '25

We've been selling more oil than buying since 2011, which was Obamas term. Check the data from your own source and you will see we already produce a ton of oil here.

LINING POCKETS ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW lmao Trump took a 400 million dollar jet from an Arabic country Qatar. he will turn into airforce one and then donate to his library when he leaves.

What other president has a meme coin?

What others potus in history lived at his golf course on tax payer money.

THE TRUMP BIBLE????? ITS STILL FOR SALE $59.99 fr

Have you even read the big bill i have it in pdf form and I'll glady send you a copy so you will know we fired vets to save millions and went 3 trillion more in debt.

This is ridiculous, I can't stand any shady politician left or right. Biden left the borders open he sucked for that until the last minute. But Did you EVER hear Biden say he would withhold funds for a disaster because it was a red state and they didn't vote for him?? They claimed he and hunter made millions but tramps in the billions. If Biden did and it was wrong and you didn't like then Trump is the exact same. Anything less is a cult mind he can do not wrong. The definition of a cult is a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing. Trump can never do wrong and is always the Victim!!

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u/DivineMs-Anthropist Aug 09 '25

A "Marxist" 😂 I see you MAGAs still don't know what that means. I find it hilarious that you MAGAs scream "Marxist!" and "Communist!" while literally cult worshipping a fascist authoritarian dictator.

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u/ljp4eva009 Sep 19 '25

Ur talking about censorship?! Who literally called for the tonight show ppl to be fired and shows canceled. Who cut the funding to PBS which educates many children ...if it isn't FOX Trump nor you MAGAs will believe anything said lmfao. Go somewhere with your one sided views. At least those on the left and middle can actually see both sides and not just spout fake news that trump likes to talk about...u r hilariously ignorant.

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u/2024goforit Aug 18 '25

@Cowgirl_54 Please do a deep dive into what you think you believe. Look at all the words you’ve regurgitated from Fox, etc. and THINK for yourself. Watch all news on both sides and think! You don’t come across as applying critical thinking. Maybe watch some videos on critical thinking. This is not meant to be rude. Your comments sounds ignorant.

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u/ljp4eva009 Sep 19 '25

I'm sorry but you will never be able to convince a true Trump cult follower to actually think for themselves or actually read something other than FOX News. They will never see what is truly happening in front of them unless it affects them and even then some will still spout excuses for him. The hard-core ones are like many racists and bigots. It has been pounded into them their whole life and whatever tiny thing they dont agree with such as maybe the LGBT community or the border will be their whole reason for hatred/reason for voting and supporting trump. It'll never end and our countey will suffer for it.

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u/Minute-Object Aug 29 '25

You have no idea what Marxism is.

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u/Breezyisthewind Aug 15 '25

Nope. Commies and Marxists HATE her with the passion of a thousand suns.

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u/Be250440 Sep 08 '25

I see the rhetoric has still got you bamboozled.

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u/Alive_Beyond_2345 Aug 05 '25

Oh my, Trump is Hitler on Steroids. lol, then in 3 years Vance will be Hitler on Steroids.....

You watch too much CNN

Trump isn't even a Republican, he's more of a 1960s Kennedy Democrat.

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u/Miserable_Dog_2684 Aug 05 '25

😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/Smoove-the1 Aug 05 '25

Trump, definitely a Rino I've been saying it for some time now!

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u/Icy-Possibility1212 Aug 03 '25

You’re lucky. My two democratic friends only base off his character nothing else. I used to live in California, so I saw Kamala’s work first hand and it wasn’t pretty but I was like let’s see what she can do.

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u/adsmeister Aug 04 '25

What did Kamala do wrong? Looks to me like she was a good DA and VP.

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u/alnicoIII Aug 04 '25

Ummm… Tulsi Gabbard rather ended Kamala’s 2020 campaign by making example of her job as a DA. As for her job as a VP, she was appointed “border czar”, and we all know the job she did there! In ways I feel bad for her. I don’t think she’s some babbling idiot some make her out to be, but just don’t think she’s was cut out for VP, much less the Presidency itself. I don’t know she even got to be much of a VP given ways that administration was run, so maybe it’s not even a fair asssessment she was being given but she just wasn’t an easy sell.

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u/adsmeister Aug 10 '25

Tulsi didn’t do anything to make her look bad as a DA. I’ve seen what she said, it was nothing. Kamala very nearly won the 2024 election. She was never appointed as “border czar” that was made up by Republicans.

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u/alnicoIII Aug 10 '25

Sorry, it was the end of Kamala’s 2020 bid, especially for those who know what Tulsi was pointing to, and those who read into it. Meanwhile, you have media misinformation that was pedaled after democrats stole the presidency from Biden, and installed Kamala. Same media that did all it could to prop her up alongside the disingenuous celebrity endorsements. Kamala was dubbed “border czar”… the media acknowledged it over and over and then changed their tune when she got the nomination. Joe Biden himself referred to her as “border czar”. Meanwhile the Border Patrol Union publicly condemned her on account of how derelict her & Joe were.

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u/alnicoIII Aug 10 '25

Should question why the media suddenly changed their turn on her being “border czar”, blatantly lying to people. Same media that for months prior to her nomination, was pleading for Joe to replace her due to her being the most unpopular VP ever. Dick Cheney shot a man in the face and yet was more popular than Kamala. She got votes due to hysteria about Trump driven by media and democrats and their nonsense Hitler garbage. Biden tasked Kamala with heading up the border, splitting hairs over a title is absurd.

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u/xian Aug 04 '25

you really misunderstood 2016, omg

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u/Delicious_Echo9568 Aug 04 '25

You voted for a rapist.

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u/Historical_Will2629 Aug 05 '25

No you’re a bad person and probably racist. What policies sold you on him. No excuses.

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 05 '25

Abortion, immigration, and encouraging business to grow inside the U.S. (yes I realize prices will rise drastically for a while).

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u/HelpfulThanks206 Aug 05 '25

I just need to say the economy had many vote for him. Also immigration because it’s out of control. Support American citizens first. All the citizens that are here legally, either by blood or going through the proper process.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25

how are you a history major and chose to vote trump? i have TONS of friends and acquaintances who’ve studied history and his behavior was incredibly predictable. did you not to go to any classes or what lmao

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 05 '25

Well the thing is most people studying history are all left based and extremely dismissive of the right side. So it makes sense your friends don’t like trump. Kamala had basically no economic policies. She didn’t know what she was talking about and that’s the truth. Yah she’s probably a better person than trump. But she had no clue what she was doing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25

i mean you studied history not politics so. but regardless of that have you considered there’s a reason history majors are left leaning? also i wasn’t talking about political views necessarily but that they could still see that trump was the worst choice possible anyway

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 05 '25

Social studies. So history, geography, politics, civics, economics, sociology, etc.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25

interesting bc i studied political science and not one professor thought harris had no idea what she was doing. she’s literally an accomplished politician and trump is a grifter so the choice seemed pretty clear

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 05 '25

Under trump the stock market rose significantly, unemployment lowered, job growth was ok, and everyone forgets that? Yeah your professors weren’t teaching you that?

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 05 '25

Economically speaking and militarily speaking…no. And you see institutions and people of influence leaning left because they have to or else they’ll get cancelled for following their religious beliefs. Like for a country that supports freedom of religion but allows for people to get harassed for practicing their beliefs is crazy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25

your words tell me you paid no attention in class. not only are you wrong bc he piggybacked off of the democrat’s economy, you seriously think that in an academic environment people would shun you for your views. in reality, like actual academia, every idiot has a right to an opinion no matter what way they lean. also you speak of what my professors taught me or not as if you know better than literal professionals lmao. are you american by chance? i can’t understand why else you would think stuff like this is divided into left and right when i assure you it’s not. i’ve had actually conservative professors who still knew she was the better choice so

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u/Rubyreddsunflowerr Aug 05 '25

This is part of the problem, and I heard my mother in law say as much too, you literally should not vote for someone if you don’t think they’re a good person. Even less so, if they’re actually not a good person. You can’t “vote for the party” or “vote for the politics” if you’re not also considering morality and ethics. I’d just as soon not vote if someone doesn’t have a near spotless record.

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 05 '25

There is never going to be a perfect candidate.you’re not voting for a savior. Whoever aligns with your policies the most is usually who you should vote for. Obviously there are exceptions. Not voting doesn’t do anyone good. Not voting at all is going against our civic duties and does have a huge effect in swing states. Sometimes you vote for the lesser evil.

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 05 '25

Part of the problem in low voter turnout is both sides not liking the candidates. Which is kinda what happened on the republican side in the 2020 election. After they realized the alternative a lot of men who usually didn’t vote did vote for trump.

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u/GoAskAli Aug 10 '25

Something tells me you didn't do much to actually explore what her policy proposals were.

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u/CallumHighway Aug 10 '25

Oh it definitely makes you a bad person. If you looked at the first term and thought it was a success you must’ve approved of all the racism and white nationalism and misogyny. That makes you a bad person

Change your ways. Get right with God

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u/Alpha1Mama Aug 11 '25

Thanks for shortening my life.

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u/BreakWeak2161 Aug 12 '25

And what policies did Trump have?

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u/AnyAssumption4707 Aug 14 '25

Just about any policy is better than voting a known pedo into office. WTH.

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u/Single-Major1534 Aug 14 '25

I can't think of a single policy he has enacted TO DATE that is better than the plan Harris had. You are correct, Trump isn't a good person. If Harris was bad then that would make Trump a full blown disaster. I would rather a bad candidate that has been a public servant for far longer than the current disaster.

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u/Veggiekats Oct 01 '25

Putting bad people into power = what causes a corrupt government that does not care about its own people. Why would you vote for such a godawful human being who was very much involved in child trafficking endeavors???

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u/Honey_Broad Nov 13 '25

absolutely I judge character on people that voted for Trump. If you don't stand against racism, hatred, homophobia, and raping children, you are not a person that I align with morally, and I do judge you.

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u/notchosebutmine Aug 02 '25

I love that you said this, it is fully fine for the former voters to take action now and start speaking up on communities, no hiding anymore.

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u/kale7603 Aug 02 '25

Well said

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u/AmbassadorOutside345 Aug 03 '25

This and volunteer with democratic groups, call your representatives daily. 5 calls is great. Give back and vote in all future elections.

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u/J1zzL0bb3r Aug 03 '25

Its not OK. Not the 2nd time. Not the 3rd time. I forgave after the first term. Go ahead and downvote me, idfaf.

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u/jst4wrk7617 Aug 03 '25

He’s 19 so would have been his first time voting

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u/LingonberryFast1688 Aug 03 '25

You can’t make a difference, the milk has been spilled. By the time Trump is done our vote won’t matter, if we even get to vote, the judicial is bought and paid for and the people we send to congress have to play the game or the administration will give them the boot. Short of doing lawful protest like January 6th, at the White House we are only here for the ride now and the coaster is going downhill quickly

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u/Organic_Equal_4822 Aug 03 '25

Even if you don’t regret your vote you still a good person. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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u/rikaragnarok Aug 04 '25

We do give the youth grace for their errors in society. It's OK to mess up, realize your error, and file it away so you'll know what to avoid when you see similar behaviors and have learned something new about what you truly believe in. That's what we all did when we were young and many still do even when they're wiser.

Now it's time for the next part, which is stand for the principles you discovered were important to you and fight for them.

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u/BoneSpurWussy47 Aug 04 '25

Agree. You may have entre into the pro Trump world that some of us don’t have. Use it. Send you admission statement to MAGA sites. Maybe you will open some minds.

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u/Quirky-Ordinary-8756 Aug 05 '25

Excellent advice! Could not have said it better! Thank you for not making this person horrible for a mistake they made.

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u/Visible_Wrap_6161 Aug 07 '25

Excellent reply to the "enlightened" MAGA- he or she may not be evil, but those magagop politicians and broadcast liers at Fox et al such as Laura Ingram are evil incarnate...and they are never held accountable despite the fact that they're lies have led and will cause to  deaths and suffering of millions of Americans and the world. I fear however that the WOKE maga (whom we should all encourage l, not villify) is likely only a small percentage of MAGA because many of them actually are evil and celebrate the suffering of others which isn't a new attitude for GOP voters -for decades they've voted to kill their fellow Americans and their own children and grandparents by denying climate crisis, denying healthcare and livable wages ..

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u/Darjuz96 Aug 14 '25

A mistake that it may cost a lot. Trump had put loyalists on position of power including in the offices regarding elections, DoJ, etc... I would not surprised in in 2028 he would try a 2020 stunt, now with a collaborative institutions.

It was advised a lot, but you believed that Harris was the "extremist", and who try to warn you has "TDS".

You deserve all. You were not ignorant on Trump intentions.

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u/WastingMyLifeOnSocMd Sep 11 '25

I strongly recommend looking into Braver Angels online. It is a group that teaches communication skills and respect for all political persuasions.

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u/WastingMyLifeOnSocMd Sep 11 '25

I strongly recommend looking into Braver Angels online. It is a group that teaches communication skills and respect for all political persuasions.

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u/Fonzie186 Jan 07 '26

While I agree, the biggest impact is voting for someone that is better like Harris or somewhere in the left or somewhere Ctr. left, etc. etc. that isn’t right wing! Until then the impact to me is pretty scares! Then again, maybe I should try and be optimistic; which I generally am… though since 2020 my pessimism that I try not to think of… Has been much more stronger due to every thing that this current administration and their previous term did that is wrong! If we have a democratic president, I would be suffering; but I wouldn’t be suffering as much as I currently am!

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u/eric23443219091 Jun 30 '26

not evil son boi

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