'Not really what I voted for': Young Trump voters sour on the president
The Daily Beast reports young voters who backed Donald Trump in the last election now regret their choice.
While talking to the The New York Times, young voters were frustrated with Trump’s failure to improve the U.S. economy, his militant stance on immigration, his abandonment of his “America First” agenda, and his blundering in overseas conflicts.
When The Times asked young Trump voters the first word that came to their minds when they think of the president, Mustafa, a 28-year-old from Georgia, said, “The way that he’s been handling things recently, ‘dictatorship.’”
Trump owes his sweeping 2024 victory partially to support among young voters, but the Daily Beast reports polls suggesting that demographic is turning on Trump and back to favoring Democrats.
A Pew Research Center survey in August showed Trump voters under 35 approved of his performance as president at 94 percent in February. But that number dropped to 69 percent by August.
Mustafa, who works in the automotive industry, was one of those who told The Times he thinks Trump’s second term is worse than he expected.
“We’re focused on Ukraine and Israel more than … the United States,” said Mustafa. “The military … has gotten much better than it used to, but I thought he was going to come in and end the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.”
Quinton, a 33-year-old account manager from Georgia, said he believes Trump is not living up to his promises regarding the economy, which was cited as one of the president’s strong points leading up to the election.
“The job market is just not good at all. I have a lot of friends and family members who are struggling to find work,” said Quinton. “He made it seem like he was going to look out for the working-class people, and it’s the exact opposite.”
John, a 28-year-old Florida delivery driver claims Trump is ruining the cryptocurrency market: “A lot of these rich people are just pumping-and-dumping stuff, coming out with tokens. And this is not really what I voted for.”
Sarah, a 32-year-old Montana engineer, took issue with Trump’s controversial deportation policy, saying she was having a “hard time trusting in my current democracy and my Constitution when I’m not really sure I’m seeing those honored even in these processes of deportation.”
“I just think it’s way too aggressive,” agreed Kelsey, 32, an independent tech worker, also speaking on Trump’s hardline deportation agenda. “Can they be treated more humanely once they get to the deportation centers?”
