Summary

Low-income voters who supported Donald Trump are expressing concerns over potential cuts to government benefits as his administration pushes for aggressive spending reductions.

Trump’s newly announced “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is tasked with cutting programs, raising fears about impacts on social safety nets.

Trump also plans to shut down the Education Department, impose tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, and has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health Secretary, signaling a focus on controversial health policies.

Voter anxieties about these shifts are growing.

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  • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    I think it’s okay for them to learn what they voted for. Learning from their mistakes is the only way to prevent them from happening in the future.

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      12 minutes ago

      some of the people who will suffer most are also people who are least likely to learn. and i still don’t want to see them homeless or starving.