People Are Sharing Stories Of Trump Supporters Who Voted Waaaay Against Their Own Interests, And It’s Wild

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In light of the 2024 election results, some have been evoking a 2015 meme that pretty succinctly sums up the obvious harm that a voter for Donald Trump is likely to inflict on themselves down the road:

Twitter: @Cavalorn

So, as we stare down another four+ years of Trump, here are some stories of folks who are very quickly finding out what their vote actually meant:

Person wearing a red baseball cap with the text "Trump 2024 Take America Back" and an embroidered American flag

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1. Firstly, there’s the coworker who voted for Trump who is now worried about her undocumented husband:

Twitter: @asdfjklizzie

2. Then there’s the neighbor who found out how tariffs, which could get as high as 60% on Chinese-made goods, work:

Twitter: @TedCruzPoodle

3. There’s the Trump voter who relies on the Affordable Care Act, which both the President-elect and Republicans are likely to not support extending past 2025:

Twitter: @crunchyrugger

4. There are parents of autistic children who are finding out that yes, Trump does want to get rid of the US Department of Education:

Twitter: @vexedinthecity

5.There’s the educational technology worker who is “happy at the turnout of the election” despite their company relying on government funding:

Person concerned about job security in an edtech company due to potential changes in government funding and Department of Education policiesPerson concerned about job security in an edtech company due to potential changes in government funding and Department of Education policies

6. There’s the company whose Trump-loving employees just lost their Christmas bonuses over concerns about the impact of higher tariffs:

Twitter: @JoshEakle

7.There’s the Trump businessman who found out that mass deportation will indeed affect his company where “a huge portion of [his] labor is illegal”:

Summary of a social media post discussing concerns about labor costs, future business plans in El Salvador, and hiring challenges with U.S. citizensSummary of a social media post discussing concerns about labor costs, future business plans in El Salvador, and hiring challenges with U.S. citizens
r/Entrepreneur / @LeopardsAteMyFace via Reddit / Via reddit.com

8. There’s the pro-Trump coworker whose very job relies on special education funding, which is provided by the Department of Education:

Twitter: @LenValyrian

9. This MAGA coworker who is relying on his pension and social security to retire next year:

Twitter: @QuietMia

10. There are the Trump-supporting illegal immigrants who are getting deported:

TNT / Twitter: @erenfromtargets

11. There’s the undocumented, Trump-supporting U-Haul worker who thought that mass deportation of illegal immigrants didn’t apply to him:

Via reddit.com

12. There’s the MAGA neighbor who didn’t realize he just voted to increase the price of daily goods:

Twitter: @joncoopertweets

13. And finally, the Trump voter who apparently didn’t think mass deportation applies to his mother:

Twitter: @numfuksteinstan

Yikes. Is it too soon to say, “We told you so?”

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