A man who voted for Donald Trump in his three presidential elections denounced the commander-in-chief after he posted a racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama depicted as apes.During Friday's edition of C-SPAN's Washington Journal program, a man named John called in from New Mexico to express his...
  • Triumph@fedia.io
    42·
    5 days ago

    “Voted for the president, supported him, but I really want to apologize,” John said. “I mean, I’m looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. All this man does is tell lies. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he’s being a racist.”

    “This is not a decent man,” he added. “This is not an honest man. He openly takes bribes. He’s pathetic as a president. And I just want to apologize to everybody in the country for supporting this rotten, rotten man.”

    C-SPAN host Greta Brawner wondered if the man voted for Trump in all three presidential elections.

    “I did,” he admitted. “I was sucked into the stupidity of creating jobs. And there are no more jobs in New Mexico. Things are worse than they were before.”

    There must be a path to redemption, and this man appears to be on it.

    • Focal@pawb.socialEnglish
      26·
      5 days ago

      I actually agree. He wiped off his clown make-up.

      It’s sad it took this long, but if enough people have this kind of realization, then the country may still heal. It’s one less person squabbling with others in the same class, and I’m led to believe that is what the ruling class fears most.

    • Catma@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      4 days ago

      It wasnt when he said Hatians were eating the cats and dogs?

      It wasnt when he referred to other places as “shithole” countries?

      It wasnt when he said people like AOC should go back to their own country?

      It wasnt when he has called Somali immigrants low IQ? Said they were all frauds and we dont want them in our country? That we should deport them all?

      It wasnt even referring to Mexican immigrants as rapists and murders?

      No honestly fuck this guy. This man showed us who he was for the past decade and you said three different times “Yes, this is the person I want leading our country”. But hey this video well this video was over the line. Also I would hazard a guess that he will still vote Republican because Trump is the problem not the entire Republican party that is subservient to him.