Donald Trump Supporters Are Already Finding Out What Their Vote Actually Meant, And The Stories Are Going Viral

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Donald Trump Supporters Are Already Finding Out What Their Vote Actually Meant, And The Stories Are Going Viral

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

In a recent post-election article, we highlighted stories of Trump supporters who are already finding out what their vote actually meant. Now, we’re back with a few more:

1. There’s the coworker who thought that Trump’s plan to scrap the Department of Education wouldn’t affect her special needs child who relies on its funding:

Twitter: @luvin_JnJ

2. There’s the “MAGA cousin” who found out, lo and behold, that grocery prices will likely actually increase:

Twitter: @memetazaa

3. There’s the “Latino male Trump voter” who was granted asylum but didn’t think that Trump’s mass deportation promises would extend to “family-oriented” undocumented immigrants:

Twitter: @leftcoastbabe

4. There’s the woman who thought that Trump’s plans for social security only applied to immigrants. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for social security or medicare:

Twitter: @highbrow_nobrow

5.There’s the people on the pro-Trump subreddit r/Conservative who were surprised that Trump’s cabinet picks, including Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, were bad:

6.There’s the cousin who doesn’t think “women should have property” but still expected them to have him for Thanksgiving:

Social media post about a conservative cousin who opposes women's property rights yet expects to celebrate Thanksgiving at a woman's home

7.There’s the MAGA neighbor who became “angry” once he learned how tariffs work:

The image shows a social media post by Shiv Ramdas about his neighbor's changing attitude toward tariffs after learning of their impact

8.There’s the non-voter who commented on a pro-Trump subreddit and learned that mass deportations do apply to his “amazingly intelligent and brilliantly gorgeous gf…here illegally from Colombia”:

A Reddit thread discussing a user’s Colombian girlfriend who is in the U.S. illegally and how she might receive deportation letters due to visa issues

9.There’s the Trump voter “getting a little nervous” as her child uses an Individualized Education Program:

Discussion about the role of the Department of Education, state control, and concerns about education for children with IEPs

10.There’s the former DACA recipient with undocumented parents who voted for Trump and became “utterly terrified” once he began getting “Pack your bags..” texts:

Social media post about a former DACA recipient's shift in political views due to parental financial struggles and fear of deportation @agentselfNSA / Via x.com

11.There’s the “Trump guy” who got mad that people wouldn’t sell him materials for the same price if they became more expensive under Trump’s tariffs:

Tweet about a partner backing out of a pricing agreement due to potential tariff increases, resulting in a lost opportunity

12.There’s the Trump voter who took the explanation that mass deportations might affect his undocumented daughter-in-law “badly”:

Summary of text: Person questions friends about consequences of immigration policies affecting their family. Friends react negatively, causing tension

13.There’s the railroader afraid that cuts to workplace regulations could jeopardize his safety:

Reddit post about concerns over regulation cuts and potential impacts on veteran benefits from r/Conservative

Yikes. If you have a story about family members, friends, or neighbors who recently realized what their Trump vote actually meant, let us know in the comments below. Your response could be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post.




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