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kentuck

(115,019 posts) Thu Feb 27, 2025, 11:48 AM Feb 2025

Do many of Trump's supporters believe he has good intentions? [View all]

That what he is doing is for the benefit of our country, rather than for the benefit of himself?

Do they see him as an honest, principled man trying to save our country?

Are they now at the point where they can rationalize anything that he does as either brilliant or just playing games with "libs"?

What do they say just before they hit the pavement, as they are shoved out of a window, Russian-style?

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Do many of Trump's supporters believe he has good intentions? [View all] kentuck Feb 2025 OP

All of them believe his intentions are pure and just. LonePirate Feb 2025 #1

trump is annointed by jesus rampartd Feb 2025 #30

They are being brainwashed on RWmedia. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #2

No DBoon Feb 2025 #3

They act much like the People's Temple suiciders in Jonestown. sop Feb 2025 #4

Half are just cynics Johnny2X2X Feb 2025 #5

That is pretty much the correct explanation unfortunately Walleye Feb 2025 #12

Yep, that's such a privileged stance from people who are broke too. uponit7771 Feb 2025 #16

Yep, describes almost every maga I know ScratchCat Feb 2025 #29

i think a lot of them are laughing their asses off at how they are "pwning" the libs. unblock Feb 2025 #6

My Mom does Avalon Sparks Feb 2025 #7

They believe he has been anointed by God. hamsterjill Feb 2025 #8

Have you noticed that his chagrinned supporters cachukis Feb 2025 #9

It's hard to cut them from their umbilical cord to Fox News. GoodRaisin Feb 2025 #21

As long as he seems attentive to their one or two issues, they'll give him a pass on the rest. dutch777 Feb 2025 #10

"He's not hurting the right people!". That was a clue to Trump's appeal... keep_left Feb 2025 #11

Yeah, I assume MAGA voters assume his bad Johonny Feb 2025 #24

What I wanna know is what is Elon Musk getting out of all this, and I want some reporters to hammer him on that point Walleye Feb 2025 #13

He had said that if Trump didn't win he would go to jail NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2025 #23

Yes, that's exactly what's going on. Still I would like to see the question put to him if we had a reporter working. Walleye Feb 2025 #25

FAA $2 billion contract and that's just for starters. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #28

Exactly, just for starters. But why put all these people out of work? Walleye Feb 2025 #33

To, as Norquist said, "To drown federal government in a bathtub". . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #34

Good intentions ***FOR THEM*** they acknowledge he wanted to hurt "the others" uponit7771 Feb 2025 #14

NO. Many like his evil intentions. He strikes out at those they hate for being different. They love this. /nt artemisia1 Feb 2025 #15

They love Trump because his intentions are bad and evil. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #17

I live in the Stupid Belt: a very red area of a very red state... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 2025 #18

Correct creon Feb 2025 #20

Spot on ScratchCat Feb 2025 #32

They are so propagandized that they do believe he's doing good things. Emit Feb 2025 #19

No. He hurts who they hate. NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2025 #22

They still say he's a successful businessman! Omnipresent Feb 2025 #26

Maga is ok with everything as long as he doesn't Klarkashton Feb 2025 #27

Yes they do. They also believe all the tripe they've been told about Biden Callie1979 Feb 2025 #31