This Elderly Trump Supporter's Analysis Of What Trump Did To America Is Going Viral
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That call is going viral:
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"Mr. Trump, I am so very disappointed in you. I voted for you, and you have just turned us into a bunch of hateful, mean, horrible people. You know, I know we've got too many immigrants in this country, but my goodness, we don't have to be mean to them. That's not what this country is built on," she said. "I probably won't be here for the next election, but my goodness, I'll never, ever vote Republican, and I've been voting for 80 years. I don't know, this country is just going in the wrong direction, and it just saddens my heart."
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You have a bunch of people in agreement: "100% AGREED! I feel the same exact way!"
"It hurts to see what Trump is doing to America," another person said.
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And this person commented: "Welcome to the light."
Other people are asking, "This is who Trump has been. How did you miss that?"
"She knew what Trump was, and if she didn't, that's on her," another person tweeted.
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This person replied: "It's almost like we warned them?"
And this person said, "She is getting exactly what she voted for."
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