Trump Supporters Get Buyer's Remorse As Private Industry, Government Jobs And Agencies Get Axed!!!!
Some core supporters love his no-holds-barred approach, but several swing voters are taken aback at his early moves.
Staci White said she voted for President Trump because she wanted lower prices and to stop fentanyl from coming into the U.S.
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Now, with widespread federal layoffs and expected cuts, she worries her family will lose their house if her partner is laid off from his government-adjacent job.
“Now I’m like: ‘Dang, why didn’t I just pick Kamala?’” said the 49-year-old Omaha, Neb., resident, referring to the former vice president and last-minute Democratic nominee.
A flurry of government actions have reimagined the size and focus of the federal workforce, demanding loyalty for employees who remain.
Emily Anderson, from Duluth, Minn., always considered herself a Democrat but backed Trump after Kennedy dropped out of the race. Anderson aligned with Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” messaging, particularly the focus on getting toxins out of food. Kennedy is now Health and Human Services secretary.
Anderson, who works with disabled adults, said Kennedy’s government role is the only bright spot for a vote she categorizes as the “biggest mistake of my life.”
She is horrified by Trump’s focus on deportations and use of Guantanamo Bay to hold migrants. She alleged that Trump has been too focused on “ridiculous” flashy moves, such as banning paper straws and renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” Her daughter’s occupational therapist has stopped taking new patients over fears that the practice will have its federal funding dry up.
“I feel so stupid, guilty, regretful—embarrassed is a huge one. I am absolutely embarrassed that I voted for Trump,” said Anderson, 30.
Dixon, a 66-year-old telecommunications contractor, said he is enjoying Trump’s early days, particularly the focus on addressing government waste. Still, he said “steamrolling” the government is unsustainable for the next four years.
“He’s doing 80 miles an hour. I wouldn’t mind if he went around 55,” he said.
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