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keep_left

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12. "He's not hurting the right people!".
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 12:34 PM
Monday

That's a paraphrase from a quote in a NYT article about (delusional) working-class Trump voters. It was featured prominently on Rachel Maddow's show as well.

The full quote is "I thought he was going to do good things. He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting!"...Trump's policies weren't attacking the brown people enough, and were in fact harming nice white people like her.

https://democraticunderground.com/10143573112
https://democraticunderground.com/10143573112#post19

That was the bon mot from an interview with a MAGA chud in the NYT. Chud lives are apparently miserable enough that if Trump isn't beating up on minorities, poor people, LGBTQ, etc. on a regular basis, they go into a tailspin because Trump isn't giving them their constant media dopamine hit to which they have become accustomed.

https://democraticunderground.com/100220834675#post13

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Let me see if I can find some sympathy... mwmisses4289 Monday #1
He actually did what he promised, loudly and repeatedly. dalton99a Monday #2
Too bad, motherfuckers. Aristus Monday #3
They Rebl2 Monday #9
And they will keep voting R. 🤷‍♀️ Raftergirl Monday #4
they will sacrifice their health so they can hate n*****s DBoon Monday #5
He's not "appearing" to make it worse, He IS making it worse! Clouds Passing Monday #6
"Donald Trump won 74pc of the vote here in 2024 but Lincoln County " Ray Bruns Monday #7
I thought I had at least 1 extra Fuck left in a back pocket, but I just cannot find it. Scalded Nun Monday #8
Was the word "white" on vacation when this was written? betsuni Monday #10
You voted for this shit. Elections have consequences. Initech Monday #11
"He's not hurting the right people!". keep_left Monday #12
They voted for him. mn9driver Monday #13
But he got Maduro JI7 Monday #14
i can't say i care for them at all samsingh Monday #15
Oh Terry.... berksdem Monday #16
But old Terry...... SergeStorms Monday #21
I hope Trump keeps up the good work Johonny Monday #17
I guess that's just the price you willingly pay for your gun-loving, anti-abortion, immigrant-hating,... Ol Janx Spirit Monday #18
This is Republican Heaven! Hieronymus Phact Monday #19
They will vote for more Republicans as soon as they get the chance. GoodRaisin Monday #20
Give Some Credit modrepub Monday #22
I have the same amount of sympathy for them as I do for... nycbos Monday #23
... supported him while he was literally calling their people all sorts of nasty names BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #24
They voted for a candidate who vowed to hurt people. Much to their surprise, those people include them. hatrack Monday #25
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