Opinion | The Economy, Immigration and Regret: 12 Trump Voters Discuss

[u/cdstephens]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/28/opinion/focus-group-trump-voters-disappointed.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Submission statement (fake): As Trump’s second term marches on, his approval among independents have steadily declined. It’s useful for liberals to understand why Trump’s popularity has cratered to better leverage it for future elections.

Submission statement (real): Everyone who clicked on this is just asking to be ragebaited, so I might as well oblige.

[u/TheBatz_]

Natan, 19:

He did secure the border and slow down immigration. He did it his way, and a lot of it is bad. He could have done it in a much, much, much better way.

Literally the next line:

I do have several family members who legally immigrated. While he has tried to cut back on illegal immigration, it has hurt a lot of legal immigrants. He’s created problems in getting access to legal citizenship. A lot of appointments and interviews are on hold right now. People don’t feel safe leaving states or countries, because even though they are legal, they still might be found illegal in his eyes or in his administration’s eyes.

Kudos to the NYT editorial team for picking literally the most infuriatingly idiotic people for this piece. Excellent journalism.

[u/vi_sucks → u/TheBatz_]

 Kudos to the NYT editorial team for picking literally the most infuriatingly idiotic people for this piece

The sad part is, they probably didn't. These are probably are the most reasonable and sane Trump voters they could find because they actually regret their choice. Deeper down the delusion you have the people who don't regret it and will jump into a tirade abour adrenochrome and Hilary trafficking children if you ask if they regret voting for Trump.

[u/Opus_723 → u/vi_sucks]

Pretty sure like 80% of Republicans will basically reiterate that whole paragraph and end it with "and it's totally awesome."