Trump Voters Angry at ‘Chaos:’ ‘Not What We Signed Up For’
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Consumer confidence is down in the face of instability from the White House.

Summary

Consumer confidence has declined since Donald Trump’s return to office, with the University of Michigan reporting a drop in sentiment and rising inflation concerns.

Many Trump voters are frustrated by market turbulence and sweeping executive orders. Voter Paul Bisson fears economic instability, saying, “That’s not what we signed up for.”

Geneticist Nicholas Schuch plans to move savings to Swiss Francs, expecting ongoing chaos.

Polls indicate growing anxiety, with some supporters questioning Trump’s policies and their long-term economic impact.

  • TootSweet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    89·
    3 days ago

    Do we really think there’s a significant number of Trump voters out there who regret their vote? Really?

    It seems far more likely to me that most Trump voters are doubling down. “Prices are going to come down way lower than they were before Trump took office. This is actually Biden’s fault. Prices are going down, actually. Particularly eggs, depsite what the woke MSM would tell you. In fact, eggs are cheapest in states with the least restrictive gun regulations and highest deportation rates for illegals. Prices have never been this low. Trump is making Mexico pay our grocery bills.”

    Sure, you can find one or two people who will claim to be regretful Trump voters. (Just like you can find a very few microbiologists who swear the universe was created in six literal days around 6,000 years ago.) But I can’t imagine any significant number of Trump voters having that much self awareness and intellectual honesty.

    • leadore@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      I see no criticism or complaints from his voters at all. Here’s what I’m seeing from them:

      “You can’t expect results already, it’s only been less than a month! It will take some time for his policies to work.”

      “The problem with the eggs is because Biden ordered millions of chickens to be killed.”

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      The egg thing is going to be VERY painful cognitive dissonance for those that walk into a store and find no eggs, or a limit on purchase, etc. And that may take a while before that changes.

      These people lie to each other, themselves, and to “the libs” on a regular basis. I’m sure they can lie about empty shelves, too, but it will be a bigger lie than just lying about what prices were before vs. now.

    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      2 days ago

      That’s when you tell them about deflation and the fact that the State will never let it happen.

      Get used to it bitches, prices aren’t coming down, it would create a spiral of economic chaos!