Summary

Low-income voters who supported Donald Trump are expressing concerns over potential cuts to government benefits as his administration pushes for aggressive spending reductions.

Trump’s newly announced “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is tasked with cutting programs, raising fears about impacts on social safety nets.

Trump also plans to shut down the Education Department, impose tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, and has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health Secretary, signaling a focus on controversial health policies.

Voter anxieties about these shifts are growing.

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    • @DarkShaggy
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      322 months ago

      It’s not like he was secretive about how he was going to hose them?

      • @MutilationWave
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        202 months ago

        Some people are more concerned about punishing the people they don’t think deserve things that they’ll let themselves get caught up in the same bullshit.