Summary

Trump’s trade wars and tariffs are hitting his own voters the hardest, with retaliatory levies from China, Canada, and Europe targeting industries in Trump-supporting states.

A New York Times analysis found that nearly 8 million Americans, mostly Trump voters, work in affected sectors like farming, steel, and manufacturing.

While some remain loyal, others are voicing frustration over job losses and economic strain. States like Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Indiana are particularly vulnerable.

Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security could further impact Trump’s base.

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    We lost that battle when we let corporations become people. Since then corporations are the only people that matter. The rest of us are only consumers. This is capitalism cannibalizing itself.

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      “We” didn’t let anything of the sort happen. The corrupted Supreme Court did. Our consent was not asked nor was it given.

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        Did we stand and fight? Or turn our backs. Our democracy wasn’t stolen from us, it was surrendered.

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      If corporations can’t survive a period of incarceration, like zero operations or sales, they are not people. Stupid that Citizens United was passed.

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        Stupid that Citizens United was passed.

        It was evil and anti-democracy. It’s not clear how stupid it was. We didn’t immediately tar and feather the corrupt justices, so at least in the near term, they got away with it.