Positive spin: 'I was dumb as a rock': Hardcore MAGA couple ditches Trump after getting 'kick in teeth'

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16 points | 6 comments
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/2676961714/

“We voted for Trump, not realizing that he was going to slam as hard as he did, but it was on day one when he sat down, right after inauguration, and started signing those executive orders and just trashed us federal employees, it was a kick in the teeth,” Ron said.

“That…

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West Virginians voted overwhelmingly for Trump on promise to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

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176 points | 23 comments
https://apnews.com/article/electricity-utility-bills-west-virginia-trump-coal-38ad648f99a42eb2c73d7affaddadbcb

Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more…

Miami-Dade small business owner who voted for Trump feels pain of partner’s ICE detention

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60 points | 5 comments
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/02/20/small-business-owner-who-voted-for-trump-feels-pain-of-partners-ice-detention/

It has been eight months since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Yamile Alcantu, and her partner of 20 years, Wayne DeMario, has been in a lot of pain.

‘South Texas will never be red again’: Home builders warn GOP over Trump’s immigration raids

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90 points | 9 comments
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/14/south-texas-will-never-be-red-again-builders-warn-gop-over-trumps-immigration-raids-00781374

“I told [lawmakers] straight up: South Texas will never be red again,” said Mario Guerrero, the CEO of the South Texas Builders Association, a Trump voter who traveled to Washington last…

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Pro-Trump Idaho Farming Town 'Nearly Destroyed' As ICE Raid Leaves Community Without Harvest Workers

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86 points | 15 comments
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pro-trump-idaho-farming-town-nearly-destroyed-ice-raid-leaves-community-without-harvest-workers-1777595

Nobody in Wilder, Idaho expected this. The tiny farming town of 1,725 people—where nine out of ten voters backed Donald Trump in 2024—is now scrambling to figure out what comes next after federal…

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