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Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 11:28 AM

Dec 13

Many of his former supporters see him breaking promises he made, notably on not messing with their access to health care.
Some abuses are too blatant to be ignored. A recent The Economist/You Gov poll found that 56 percent of Americans said Mr. Trump was using his office for personal gain; only 32 percent didn’t. A similar 56 percent saw Mr. Trump as directing the Justice Department to go after people he saw as his political enemies; just 24 percent didn’t.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/opinion/trump-swing-voters-approval-rating.html

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