Trump voter admits he has 'a little buyer's remorse' after losing a third of his workforce

A roofing company owner in Florida Keys who voted for President Donald Trump is now facing "a little buyer's remorse" after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained one-third of his workforce.

Vincent Cardina, whose team included six Nicaraguan workers, said he never expected his employees — whom he considered friends — to be targeted, as he believed the Trump administration’s immigration policies would focus on deporting criminals.

"It takes a toll. You get to know these guys. You become their friends. Not just an employer but a friend. And you see what happens to the family," he told NBC 6 South Florida in an interview.

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“The situation is blatantly not at all what they said it was,” Cardina admitted to NBC. His business, which has already been affected, joins others in the area that have seen similar fallout.

One landscaper he knows has even gone out of business after losing his entire crew. "It's quite a shock," Cardina added, reflecting on how the detentions are impacting both his business and his workers’ families.

Social media users reacted to a clip from the segment, saying the man should have seen it coming.

"This is what happens when you live in a news echochamber. MOST Americans warned of this and it was no secret it would come to this," wrote a user on the social platform X.

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"When you vote for cruelty thinking it’ll only hit 'other people,' don’t be shocked when it shows up on your job site. That’s not remorse, it’s reality catching up. Next cycle, he’s still going to vote in vibes. Never learns," commented another.