Trump's Thinly Disguised Contempt for His OWN Voters
Trump feels MAGA's 'red-hat yokels' have insulted him and he's hitting back: analysis - Rawstory
While the less than 20% of Americans who identify as MAGA Republicans continue to support nearly every decision Donald Trump makes, his contempt for his most loyal supporters is getting worse, argued writer Amanda Marcotte in an analysis published Tuesday.
To Trump and his top brass, like Vance, feeling like they owe anything to anybody, especially to the red-hat yokels who got them into office, is insulting, Marcotte wrote on her Substack. Their resentment at their own voters for actually expecting results is getting worse, and thats starting to be reflected in policy choices.
Trumps directive to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports nationwide to help alleviate staffing shortages sparked by the ongoing partial government shutdown, Marcotte noted, negatively impacts MAGA voters.
Trump and even... JD Vance cant help but sneer with annoyance every time theyre asked to care about skyrocketing prices at the pump, Marcotte wrote. Trump even tried to spin that as a good thing, claiming that we make a lot of money when gas prices go up. Of course, that we does not include approximately 99% of Americans, so hes basically just telling the rest of us we dont matter. Including his own voters.
And for SOME of them, the feeling is ever increasingly mutual (apparently):
