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Dulcinea

(8,399 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:29 AM Apr 29

Hispanics helped Trump retake the White House. Now their support is waning

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Love of country is so important to Navy veteran Antonio Gonzales Jr. that he keeps an American flag lit up 24/7 outside his home in Porterville, California.

So while Gonzales, a 66-year-old retired surgical technologist, admits to concerns about the direction of the economy during President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, he said he is willing to give the administration more time to back off from its trade war with China and help bring down the costs of everyday goods.

"I know there has to be hard times before there's good times," said Gonzales, who is Mexican American and voted for Trump in November.

The surge in support from Hispanic voters that helped power Trump to victory has waned since he took office, with his approval rating among Latinos falling 3 percentage points to 34% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll last week, amid concerns about the economy and the president's hardline approach to immigration.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hispanics-helped-trump-retake-white-100801359.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CORE&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20250429-0--&bt_user_id=AR%2F9mmA0oo4NG6xwvZPbeb%2BLV3L3Q4zT3tg7r2bNenCFNRVyrBQGStn5JC6DnOo1&bt_ts=1745936707512

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Hispanics helped Trump retake the White House. Now their support is waning (Original Post) Dulcinea Apr 29 OP
Trump supporters in election offices everywhere helped Trump steal the 2024 election. lees1975 Apr 29 #1
Man, if Joe Biden had announced to the nation that there had to be hard times before the good times, Aristus Apr 29 #2
Can't Explain It Dlpger61 Apr 29 #3
They will never look in the mirror LuvLoogie Apr 29 #4

lees1975

(6,533 posts)
1. Trump supporters in election offices everywhere helped Trump steal the 2024 election.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:41 AM
Apr 29

I don't believe hispanics or black men increased their vote totals for him. That's a bunch of baloney.

Aristus

(69,997 posts)
2. Man, if Joe Biden had announced to the nation that there had to be hard times before the good times,
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:45 AM
Apr 29

the Trumpanzees would have gone berserk. (Or, you know, more berserk than they already are...)

The mental gymnastics some people have to do in order to avoid having to admit they are wrong...





Dlpger61

(72 posts)
3. Can't Explain It
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:39 AM
Apr 29

You simply can't explain STUPID. These same people cried about the price of eggs, but now it is okay for everyone to suffer because of their stupidity, just insane!!!

LuvLoogie

(8,023 posts)
4. They will never look in the mirror
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:05 PM
Apr 29

They say it's economics when they vote for trump, but it's always the religious bigotry and racism. They use economy, national security as beards.

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