He’s a father of a 28-year-old son and he’s hurting. A retired police officer, he proudly voted for Donald Trump every time he ran and never hid his political beliefs from his family. “My son and his wife say that since I’m a fan of Trump they’re no fan of mine and cut me off,” he said. “Now I can’t see my only grandchild who I was so close to. It’s crazy and it’s tragic.”
It’s also increasingly common. The 2024 election spatchcocked the nation, widening a rift that was exposed in 2016 and put in an even sharper gulf four years later. Now, the hyper-partisan politics in the shadow of the 2024 election is breaking the bonds of families to a greater extent than ever before.
Probably low. Hatred of health insurance is bipartisan. He probably thinks that Trump is more populist than democrats (which is wrong) and that he’s more likely to rein them in (also wrong. They’re tied with democrats and a snowballs chance in hell)
Even Ben Shapiro is getting raked over the coals for sympathizing.
Ooh, that is actually a fair point indeed. It definitely lends credibility to that notion since even Daily Wire enjoyers are in the camp.
…Although this guy has gone so far as to put his sob story into publication so I feel like the odds still put him closer to Benny than the general populace. I still like the odds I think.