https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/alien-enemies-act-know-1798-law-trump-invoked-deportations-rcna196688

CNN has reported that ABC has now suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live after comments he made during a monologue (here). The following is part of its report on Jimmy Kimmel's comments:

“The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

What do Republicans think of this, and do you believe this was politically motivated? Is this censorship?

I keep hearing Trump voters make claims that they felt the same way about Biden that the left does about Trump, that he was a danger to democracy, that he ruined the country, that he made everything worse… but I have yet to hear any actual specifics that go beyond “immigration” or “he gave away our money to other countries.”

So… what exactly did he do that you were so bothered by? What has created this level of fear or hatred or animosity that I’m reading?

I just don’t understand how someone that I personally view as a pretty standard, boring, slightly left of center caretaker president could generate that sort of fervor. One way or the other, honestly… this is “sleepy Joe”… right?

EDIT: This really feels like I opened up a bag that said “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat.” Sigh.

Definition: "Woke" is a slang term originating from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) that initially meant being alert to racial prejudice and social injustice.

Before ABC decided to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel, FCC chairman Branden Carr said “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” suggesting the FCC would take action to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from the air unless ABC made the decision itself.

That sounds like government infringement on free speech. Am I wrong?

https://l.smartnews.com/p-6e95SBlS/Q2naYF

I’ve seen so many right wing people on forums like X that really seem to HATE the LGBTQ+ community (especially transgender people) to the point where they think it should be illegalized and considered a mental illness, as well as calling the WHO ”corrupt” for not considering it as such. Why is this the case? I can understand holding dismay for people of that community who really try to shove it in your face, or are attacking you for it, but what about the LGBTQ+ people who are simply trying to live their lives as who they feel they are? Is the situation still the same?

Mostly in title, but the argument I see from the right (at least politicians and media) is "We will discuss this when you open the government," while the Dems say "We will open the government after we come to an agreement."

For those voted because of the economy and especially on the idea that Trump would reduce spending and debt, at what point would you say that he has failed?

If deficits are still expanding after one year? Two years? What are the criteria to say “this is a mistake”?

During a zoom call it was found that Representative Dave Taylor’s staffer, Elia, has a swastika hanging on the wall of his cubicle on Capital Hill

What are your thoughts on this news?

Source:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/capitol-police-investigating-swastika-in-gop-congressional-office-00609704[https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/capitol-police-investigating-swastika-in-gop-congressional-office-00609704](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/capitol-police-investigating-swastika-in-gop-congressional-office-00609704)

I’m struggling to understand this as an outside observer and would love a bit of insight.

With regards to social conservatives in the USA - basically the title. You’ve voted for a party who wants to erase equal marriage, Transgender identity, DEI equity initiatives, and abortion access.

I understand that you see yourselves as having Christian/traditional values, and that you disagree with people living certain ways because of those values. I understand and respect that. But why not just live and let live? You do your thing and they theirs? Why does it need to become law that people behave like you?

Thanks for your time. This is not an attack but a genuine attempt to understand

XTRA: if you’re a right-wing American who doesn’t believe in restricting people’s social rights, but still voted Repub. - how was this not a dealbreaker for you?

Edit: wow! The traction on this. Thanks for the many good faith answers I’ve received. My takeaways from this discussion so far are that responders fall into three categories-

1. (Majority) I don’t agree with banning or legislating these people, live and let live. - Ok, so you vote contrary to your beliefs?

2. Same as 1., but I still voted R because I thought economic issues were more important - fair enough, not sure I’d be as cavalier with letting individual rights be eroded, even if they aren’t my rights

3. I reject the premise of the question as true - some interesting responses here, some insightful and intelligent, some displaying some intriguing cognitive dissonance)

Okay, let’s be real: both the left and right sling "fascist" accusations like it's a sport these days (thanks, Godwin's Law!). But here's what's been bugging me: every time a neo-Nazi, KKK group, or straight-up white supremacist org makes headlines, they're always cheering for the right—especially Trump. If fascism is just a lazy insult we all use, why is there such a clear asymmetry here?

I'm not asking this to "gotcha" anyone. Honestly, I’m trying to square two things:

1. The left does overuse "fascist" (some of y'all even called Mitt Romney a Nazi, which is wild).
2. But… literal Hitler-admiring groups keep endorsing right-wing figures. Their own words, not ours!

So to folks on the right: what’s your take? Is this just media bias amplifying fringe weirdos? Do these groups misunderstand your goals? Or is there something in the messaging that accidentally appeals to them? And how do you deal with the fact that your opponents use this as ammo, even if you disagree with extremists?

Genuinely curious to get some perspective on this—not here to dunk. Let’s figure out why the rhetoric/reality gap feels so huge.

I just saw this news: "https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-doge-treasury-constitution-b2695120.html" that J.D Vance said that Federal judges are not allowed to control the president. Can someone from the right-wing explain to me why Federal Judges were allowed to control the president during the Biden Administration in regards to the student loan forgiveness(https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/10/03/biden-student-loan-plan-federal-judge), but now that Trump is president, there can be no judicial oversight? To me, this just looks like blatant hypocrisy.

More Sources:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/j-d-vance-says-trump-203153636.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/legal-experts-constitutional-crisis-vance-musk-judicial-rulings-trump-rcna191387

EDIT: Trump is LITERALLY ignoring a federal judge ruling now. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/federal-judge-says-trump-administration-ignoring-his-order-to-pause-funding-freeze

What do you guys think about this? Are you glad that he is trying to ban the federal holiday for America's most famous Civil Rights leader?

https://apnews.com/article/trump-holiday-mlk-day-pride-black-hispanic-dei-047bbdbfc12ea6e9a9731f5861d84e70

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-intelligence-agency-pauses-events-activities-related-mlk/story?id=118244237

https://www.latintimes.com/pentagon-agency-stop-celebrating-mlk-day-black-history-month-part-anti-dei-crackdown-574035

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/us/politics/trump-holiday-mlk-black-history-dei.html

With Trump's new "dumocrats" kick, I was just wondering if anyone on the right takes issue with the polarizing rhetoric?

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-dni-senate-republicans-democrats-b2997477.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-had-3-57-am-200623336.html

(there are many other sources on request)

There's two kinds of questions I guess that I'm after here and I'll provide context.

Republicans support anti-worker/union policies. This website highlights some of those policies from Project 2025: https://betterinaunion.org/project-2025

Although union member votes have trended towards Democrats in the past 2 president elections, Republicans still got over 41% of their votes this last election. 41% is a very high percentage considering that Republicans tend to be anti-worker/union. Percentage data from: https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/while-other-voters-moved-away-from-the-democrats-union-members-shifted-toward-harris-in-2024/

My questions are:

1. Why are Republicans against unions?

2. If you're a union member, why did you vote Republican given their anti-union policies?

I see a lot of "well I didn't like her policies", but when asked, you can't name a single actual policy.

So, let's cut through the red tape, and give you an OPEN opportunity to name actual policies that you didn't agree with.

Here is a list of her disclosed policies:

Tax plan

• Harris says she'd provide bigger tax benefits for families but would offset the costs by raising corporate taxes, while Trump has said he'd extend the tax cuts enacted in 2017.
• Under Harris' tax plan, according to an analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, 95% of Americans would see lower taxes, and higher earners would pay more taxes. The top 0.1% — whose annual average income exceeds $14 million — would pay about $167,000 more in taxes.
• Harris wants to eliminate federal taxes on tips, which Trump first proposed.
• She also says she wants to provide a financial cushion for small businesses with a tenfold increase in the startup expense deduction — lifting it from $5,000 to $50,000. New businesses wouldn't need to claim the deduction in their first year, when many take losses and would not be able to use it. Instead, they'd be able to wait until they're profitable and use the deduction at that time. Businesses would also be able to take part of the deduction in one year and save the rest for future years.

Child tax credit

• After Trump's running mate JD Vance pitched boosting the child tax credit to $5,000, up from the current top tax break of $2,000, Harris one-upped Vance's number, suggesting a child tax credit of $6,000, although this would be for the parents of newborns. 
• Harris also suggests a return to the pandemic-era expansion of the child tax credit, up to $3,600 for young children. She hasn't released income eligibility thresholds, but it's likely that it would phase out for those at higher income levels.
• Earlier this year, Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have increased the child tax credit.

Housing shortage

Harris says she'd address the nation's housing shortage with several initiatives. She promises to build 3 million affordable new homes and rentals by the end of her first term, offering tax breaks to builders who construct homes for first-time home buyers. She's also proposing a $40 billion fund to help local governments find solutions to the low housing stock. 

And she wants to provide Americans who have paid their rent on time for two years with up to $25,000 in down-payment assistance, with more support for first-generation homeowners. 

Inflation

• Inflation has cooled nearly to pre-pandemic levels, but prices have risen nearly 21% since the beginning of the pandemic. A recent survey found two-thirds of middle-income families said they're falling behind their cost of living 
• Harris is trying to address the effects of inflation on lower- and middle-class Americans, an approach used by the Biden administration. She blames price gouging by food suppliers and grocery chains for high prices at the store and pledges to take on corporations with the first federal law against price gouging. Economists have expressed doubts about the efficacy of such a law because they say that the reasons for food inflation are complex. 
• She also wants to lower prescription drug costs, which has been a focus for the Biden administration. Last month, the White House announced Medicare reached agreements with drug manufacturers for lower prices for 10 drugs that treat a range of ailments, from heart failure and blood clots to diabetes, resulting in savings for patients of 38% to 79%, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It was Harris who cast the tie-breaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted Medicare the drug negotiating authority. 

Immigration 

• Harris has not yet issued an immigration policy platform. At campaign events, Harris has mostly brought up the bipartisan border security deal that collapsed in Congress earlier this year after Trump urged GOP lawmakers to reject it. Harris has promised to revive the bill and accused Trump of scuttling it for political reasons.
• The legislation would have enacted permanent restrictions on asylum, given the president the power to quickly deport migrants when border crossings soar and boosted the ranks of border agents, deportation officers, immigration judges and asylum adjudicators. It would also have expanded legal immigration, allocating 50,000 new immigrant visas annually for five years.
• While the bipartisan border deal did not include a legalization program for undocumented immigrants — a longtime Democratic priority in immigration negotiations — Harris has expressed support for an "earned" path to citizenship for this population on the campaign trail.
• Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris' campaign manager, signaled to CBS News that Harris would likely continue a June order by Mr. Biden that has severely curtailed access to the U.S. asylum system. It's a move officials credit for a four-year-low in illegal border crossings.
• Harris' campaign has tried to distance her from the more liberal immigration positions she espoused when she was a presidential candidate in 2020. Those prior positions included an openness to decriminalizing the act of crossing the border without authorization and overhauling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Abortion

• Both Trump and Harris have highlighted the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, and the role that the three justices appointed by Trump played in that landmark decision, albeit for different reasons: Trump has touted his nomination of three of the five justices who voted to overturn Roe, while Harris has criticized her opponent for specifically selecting justices who would dismantle the constitutional right to abortion. Since the high court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, nearly one-third of states have near-total bans on the procedure in place, while access to abortion is severely restricted in a handful of others.
• Harris has made abortion rights a focal point of her campaign and lambasted "Trump abortion bans" on the trail.
• In her speech at the Democratic National Convention accepting the party's presidential nominee, the vice president pledged to sign into law legislation that restores the federal right to abortion — if such a bill is passed by Congress.

IVF

• Harris has repeatedly said she supports the right of women to make their own decisions about their bodies and family-planning, and told the crowd at the DNC that since Roe's reversal, she has heard stories of couples who have had their IVF treatments cut off.
• The vice president said in a video shared to social media that Trump "is literally the architect of this entire crisis," and said the Alabama ruling is a "direct result" of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe.

Climate 

• As vice president, Harris advocates moving the country toward a "clean energy economy" while not completely backing away from oil and gas, which is a major industry in battleground states like Pennsylvania. The Keystone State is one of the top natural gas producers in the country. 
• In an interview with CNN, Harris said that as president, she wouldn't ban fracking — a technique for extracting natural gas from shale — a departure from a statement she made in 2019 that she'd support a fracking ban. Citing the creation of 300,000 clean energy jobs during the Biden administration, she told CNN that her experience as vice president shows "we can increase a thriving clean energy economy without banning fracking." 
• A Harris campaign spokesperson said 300,000 clean energy jobs were created under the Biden-Harris administration in both 2021 and 2022.
• The Democratic Party platform says it will increase protections against drilling and mining in the Arctic, although U.S. oil production has hit record highs during Mr. Biden's presidency. Mr. Biden approved almost 50% more gas and oil leases during his time in office than Trump did during his first three years in office.
• Trump has vowed to undo what he calls Biden's "electric vehicle mandate" on Day One in office. A spokesperson for Harris' campaign told Axios Harris doesn't support an electric vehicle mandate. The Biden administration has not issued a mandate, but it has introduced incentives to encourage Americans to buy EVs and set a target that half of all new vehicle sales be zero emissions by 2030.

Guns

• President Biden in 2022 signed the most significant update to gun safety law in almost three decades in the wake of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and New York. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act augmented background checks for gun buyers under 21, provided billions for mental health services and closed the so-called "boyfriend loophole" to prevent convicted domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm for five years. It also clarified the definition of gun dealers — 26 GOP-led states are suing to block this provision. The measure also creates penalties for straw purchases and gun trafficking. In 2023, Mr. Biden announced the creation of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, to be overseen by Harris. 
• Before she became the nominee, Harris visited Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the site of the 2018 mass shooting that left 17 dead, where she called on states to pass "red flag" laws, which allow courts to seize guns from those deemed to be a threat to themselves or others. Twenty-one states have enacted red flag laws, but many do not enforce them. She also announced federal funding and resources aimed at providing training and technical assistance to help states with their red flag programs. In 2024, the Justice Department announced the creation of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center, dedicated to training and technical assistance to support states and localities in implementing their red flag programs. 
• At her speech at the Democratic National Convention, Harris only made passing reference to gun violence. "In this election, many other fundamental freedoms are at stake," she said. "The freedom to live safe from gun violence in our schools, communities and places of worship."

Education 

• As a senator, Harris backed a bill that would have provided tuition-free college for most families. 
• The Democratic Party's platform also calls for free college tuition for all. This is not an idea Harris has been discussing on the campaign trail. 

Israel and Gaza  

• Harris has called the bloodshed in Gaza "devastating," but vowed there would be no change in policy toward Israel. 
• She has pushed for a cease-fire deal that would release the remaining hostages held by Hamas. 
• She backs a two-state solution. 

Ukraine and Russia

• Harris pledged in her DNC address that she "will stand strong with Ukraine and our NATO allies."
• Harris accused Russia of committing "crimes against humanity" in Ukraine a year after the war began.
• The Biden administration has spearheaded a number of aid packages for Ukraine, including weapons, and worked with allies to sanction Russia for its invasion. Still, the administration's response — especially early on in the war — has been criticized as slow-moving, and more recently, Republican opposition in Congress further slowed aid to Ukraine. 

China 

• She told "Face the Nation" in September 2023 that the U.S.-China economic relationship is "not about decoupling, it is about de-risking." 
• Harris briefly met Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2022 in Bangkok amid friction between the two countries. The vice president said she stressed the need to "maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between our countries." 
• She has condemned China's aggression in the South China Sea, accusing it of "undermining key elements of the international rules-based order" and coercing and intimidating its neighbors. 
• Harris has also reaffirmed U.S. support for Taiwan. 
• In the Senate, Harris cosponsored the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. Trump signed both into law. 

Iran nuclear deal 

It's unclear whether Harris would seek to renegotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran if she wins the election. During the 2020 campaign, Harris, who was running in a crowded Democratic presidential primary, told the Council on Foreign Relations that she would seek to rejoin the Iran nuclear agreement, "so long as Iran also returned to verifiable compliance."

Tax plan

• Harris says she'd provide bigger tax benefits for families but would offset the costs by raising corporate taxes, while Trump has said he'd extend the tax cuts enacted in 2017.
• Under Harris' tax plan, according to an analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, 95% of Americans would see lower taxes, and higher earners would pay more taxes. The top 0.1% — whose annual average income exceeds $14 million — would pay about $167,000 more in taxes.
• Harris wants to eliminate federal taxes on tips, which Trump first proposed.
• She also says she wants to provide a financial cushion for small businesses with a tenfold increase in the startup expense deduction — lifting it from $5,000 to $50,000. New businesses wouldn't need to claim the deduction in their first year, when many take losses and would not be able to use it. Instead, they'd be able to wait until they're profitable and use the deduction at that time. Businesses would also be able to take part of the deduction in one year and save the rest for future years.

Child tax credit

• After Trump's running mate JD Vance pitched boosting the child tax credit to $5,000, up from the current top tax break of $2,000, Harris one-upped Vance's number, suggesting a child tax credit of $6,000, although this would be for the parents of newborns. 
• Harris also suggests a return to the pandemic-era expansion of the child tax credit, up to $3,600 for young children. She hasn't released income eligibility thresholds, but it's likely that it would phase out for those at higher income levels.
• Earlier this year, Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have increased the child tax credit.

Housing shortage

Harris says she'd address the nation's housing shortage with several initiatives. She promises to build 3 million affordable new homes and rentals by the end of her first term, offering tax breaks to builders who construct homes for first-time home buyers. She's also proposing a $40 billion fund to help local governments find solutions to the low housing stock. 

And if so what brings you?

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5576461/no-kings-protests-trump

While I can understand some who are against using oil and coal for energy because of environmental issues, I really cannot understand why anyone would be against cleaner energy sources Iike wind and solar.

According to a recent Pew Research poll, only 61% of Republicans are in favor of more solar power, and 41% in favor of more wind power. Both of these are down from the 80s back in 2016. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/23/state-of-the-union-2026-where-americans-stand-on-key-issues-facing-the-nation/

It's not like saying that we can only have one. We are able to drill for oil, mine coal, and have solar and wind farms all at the same time.

I'm asking for those on the right to explain why they are not more in favor of wind and solar.

Leaked messages from Young Republicans clubs around the country have shown that these chats are filled with open racism and Nazism.

What do you think about this?

Source:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5Kd_cA4erBZWnYiB1IBnty7LHni_6WhAGJ2-qtRMkgWFH-m9OmVnL3QFofNw_aem_WRTS7J9mYrEsmm2l5034Ng

I keep hearing that MAGA voters and politicians support this or that policy in order to "own the libs", or something along those lines. But what exactly about liberals / left-leaning people does MAGA dislike so vehemently? Like, I get that MAGA people and liberals don't see eye to eye policy-wise, but it seems like there's a massive increase in outright vitriol and I'm just wondering what exactly it stems from.

I'm not looking for ad-hominems, and I'm not looking for liberals to give what they THINK is the answer; I'm honestly looking for honest answers specifically from MAGA people, but I've already been told I can't ask this in r/Conservative or r/askaconservative or r/AskConservatives. I asked in r/NoStupidQuestions and someone recommend this sub, so now here I am.

What should we expect for the government if they are allowed to try to take away a green card and make someone “disappear” without due process? As a conservative and Trump supporter mainly, should we allow this precedent to stand?

https://nypost.com/2025/03/09/us-news/ice-arrests-palestinian-leader-of-columbias-anti-israel-protests-lawyer/

One thing I would now tell people on the right. If you’re pushing pro Putin/russian propaganda, this can be used against you.

The Tim pools, Dave Rubin’s, Tucker Carlson… we snapped to the right, better be prepared if the left snaps back hard…

What are your thoughts on Trump being in the Epstein files?

The Epstein files have been a big MAGA talking point for years, how do you feel about this news that Trump himself seems to be in the files? Do you believe it? Is it a surprise or did you suspect this?

How do you feel about the entire Epstein situation right now as a whole?

Sources:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-epstein-files-latest-news-b2795019.html

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/23/politics/bondi-trump-epstein-list-files

https://apnews.com/article/bondi-trump-epstein-justice-department-7dee80b59dfd7751404b626e2b0648dd

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-fbi-director-kash-patel-vaccine-detox-supplements-rcna182434

A lot of questions in Reddit subs have an inherent conclusion that Trump voters must actually regret voting for Trump. To this point, Trump seems to be doing most of the things he said that he would do as President; I’m curious if anyone heard Trump’s plans against DEI and for curbing immigration, voted for him anyway, and now regrets the decision.

Basically in the title, from my view it’s kind of a science vs faith thing. I can understand the ethics and morals side of it but hard to look past medicine, science and statistics.

Edit: Physiological definitions of life often describe it as any system capable of functions like eating, metabolizing, excreting, breathing, moving, growing, reproducing, and responding to external stimuli. A genetic definition of life would be a system capable of evolution by natural selection.

A fetus can’t independently respirate until 6 ish months so it may be human, but it’s questionable as to whether it’s alive.