When ABC News’ Terry Moran asked Pres. Donald Trump to respond to voters who may be concerned that rising costs are not what they “signed up for,” Trump responded: “Well, they did sign up for this actually.”

https://x.com/ABC/status/1917379788408312308

  • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.net
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    19 hours ago

    I would agree that generally speaking the folks who voted for Trump wanted the things he’s doing.

    I don’t think they want the outcome of the things he’s doing but is it really American voters fault that they are completely incapable of thinking that actions have consequences?

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      17 hours ago

      They want bad things to happen to people they don’t like. They are only upset because they are catching stray bullets. “He’s not hurting the right people!” is a meme for a reason. It’s how reactionaries think the world works.

    • FlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      18 hours ago

      I learned about the Hawley-Smoot Tariffs back in high school and why they aggravated the conditions that would snowball into The Great Depression

      I guess everyone else was busy drawing the Cool S or something involving The Monkees