doubts about Trump grow among GOP: "He's an embarrassment," said R Kennedy, 72 "And I voted for him" [View all]
Yet now, as the nation confronts the coronavirus pandemic, an economic recession and mass protests against police brutality and racism, some voters in the longtime Republican stronghold of Mohave County have begun to have second thoughts about the president.
“He’s an embarrassment," said Ron Kennedy, 72. "And I voted for him."
A veteran of the Air Force, Kennedy said he had grown wary of the president's blunt style over the last few years. But the turning point for him came this month when protesters outside the White House were pushed back by authorities so Trump could walk to St. John's Episcopal Church to be photographed by news crews.
“It turned me off," Kennedy said. "Breaking up a peaceful protest just for a photo op.”
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“I just wanted to see what would happen," said Eaton, who told himself: “At the very least it’s gonna be a circus we can watch.”
But Trump's novelty has worn off, he said.
"The lack of leadership with this whole COVID thing, the lack of respect for the professionals that do this stuff ... the last four months have turned me way, way more against him," said Eaton, a firefighter. "There’s no way I would vote for him at this point. And a lot of guys I know feel the same."
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