People Have A Lot To Say About This MAGA Supporter Who Regrets Her Vote Now That The Trump Admin Wants To Ban Sugary Food From SNAP
Reddit user u/Effective_Space2277 shared a screenshot of the post in the r/LeopardsAteMyFace subreddit, where you can often find Trump voters regretting their votes and people in the comments making the shocked Pikachu face.
In her Facebook post, S wrote, "I'll admit it — I voted last election after years of saying my vote wouldn't matter. Between the choices we were given, I chose Trump. And now... I regret it."
"My husband and I worked our whole lives, paid into the system like we were supposed to. Now, we're both disabled, can't work, and we're struggling just to survive. Our home is paid off (thankfully), but we're behind on land taxes because they don't take payments. Our power bill is through the roof. We get SNAP, but now I'm reading the Trump administration wants to ban processed foods and sugar on SNAP. If that happens, we won't even be able to afford food for the month."
"Let's be real — healthy, non-processed food costs more than what we get in benefits for the entire month. And on top of that, they're trying to force everyone to pay back student loans, while foreigners come here and get free education. Other countries help their citizens. We get punished for getting sick, for needing help, for trying to survive."
"So did I make the wrong choice voting for Trump? 100% yes. But looking at the other option... was there ever really a right one?" S concluded, along with a number of hashtags: #DisabledAndForgotten, #PoorAndPunished, #WeDeserveBetter, #RegretMyVote, and #StrugglingToSurvive.
As you might imagine, people were not very sympathetic in the comments. Most couldn't get over the line about there being no good choices in the election:
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"'Was there ever really a right choice?' Just the candidate who wasn't going to burn your economy to the ground and snatch away every benefit you rely on. It's so hard to tell."
—u/Muzzlax
"Every time we see one of these posts, there's almost always the same conclusion made by these idiots: 'Was the other option any better? No.' So they admit voting for Trump hasn't worked out, but they still cannot envision any scenario where they would have voted for Kamala. That tells me that Trump could still win them over. They won't afford the Democrats the same courtesy. Fuck these people."
—u/WigginIII
"What was so god-awful about Kamala Harris that this person thought voting to starve to death was the better option? I don't think I've ever heard any of these numbskulls explain why they thought Kamala was so bad. I mean, I know the obvious answer is that she is a Black woman, but what is the answer they tell themselves?"
—u/Lonely_Impression142
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Others focused on S blaming "foreigners" and their "free education":
"Still hating foreigners instead of the greedy billionaires. She can eat dirt."
—u/AllDressedKetchup
"What foreigners are getting university tuition for free? If anything, international students pay double or triple the tuition fees. They are also not eligible for federal loans at all. Why do Trumpers always have to have someone to blame?"
—u/Awkward-Sprinkles398
"Bigots' Greatest Hits: Foreigners get free stuff fantasies. My welfare is the only deserved welfare. Voting for the not-fascist was unthinkable, but I won't say why."
—u/cg12983
And some people were just generally unimpressed:
"Voting Republican when you have disabilities and are on food stamps is absolutely fucking wild even if it was a normal Republican and not Trump."
—u/Nerdy-Babygirl
"I hear bootstraps are on sale at Target."
—u/Sudden_Situation7604
"'Other countries take care of their citizens.' WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOU FUCKING IMBECILES TO PUT THIS INTO PRACTICE FOR DECADES!!!!"
—u/The_Blackthorn77
And finally, "Well, the leopard had a few bites at this one."
—u/Significant_Gur_1031
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