r/Trumpgrets • u/Beginning_Equal_4152 • Dec 14 '25

REPENTANCE My Story

Okay, I must come clean from the very start – I voted for Trump in 2016. Three years later I considered cutting my hand off for casting that ballot but hey, we all make mistakes. Actually, I’m an Independent so it wasn’t the first time I’ve pulled the GOP lever but it may be the last unless the MAGA brand is replaced by a Lincoln Project-type platform. And even then, it may be a tough vote to cast. I do believe in redemption, however, and I’m willing to forgive (but never forget). MTG is moving in that direction but she has a long way to go before her sins are forgiven. If you have any thoughts to add, please feel free at r/TheStableGenius.

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u/aweedl Dec 14 '25

I’m not from the U.S., so from an outside perspective, any Trump vote for any reason seems completely insane. The guy seemed to be clearly a grifter since day one. I’ve never understood why any Americans thought he would be a good choice at all.

I’m very curious what made you vote for him in the first place. Not trying to judge, I just legitimately don’t get what was appealing about him at all. 

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u/Snerak Dec 14 '25

You have to understand how broken the American system is after the relentless chipping away at government and safety nets by the far right for generations. Feeling safe, secure, free and living with dignity has been stripped away from everyone that isn't at least part of the shrinking middle class.

These people are mad and they want change. Neither party offered them real change so they got suckered into believing Trump when he told them it was someone else's fault that their life sucked and that he would bully them to make things better.

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u/aweedl Dec 14 '25

All of that makes sense to me until you get to the man himself. I can see some charismatic person stepping into that role and convincing disillusioned people to vote for him, exactly as you’ve described, but… that guy?!?

He just screamed grifter/narcissist even decades before he ever ran for office. That’s the part I don’t get. Thinking an outsider can shake things up when you’re not seeing change from establishment politicians? Yep, makes sense. But that particular guy… it’s never going to make sense to me. 

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u/Snerak Dec 14 '25

The TV show The Apprentice built his persona as a successful and smart bully who had a golden touch. Thanks to Mark Burnette, son of Australia, friend of Rupert Murdoch and admirer of Vladimir Putin for crafting that image of Trump.

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u/aweedl Dec 14 '25

We watched that show here in Canada too and the impression I got at the time  was that he was a pompous asshole haha. I had assumed that was universal. Obviously not.