Republicans don’t buy the headlines about the president-elect’s authoritarian turn, and many Democrats seem to be dismissing his ability to do what he promised. Time will tell if their confidence is earned
Supporters of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump cheer as election results come in at a GOP election watch party at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas, on Nov. 5.After leaving election-night Las Vegas, where the delirious supporters of Donald Trump partied into the wee hours in the lobby bar of the hotel bearing his name, I arrived in this California outpost of sun and fun to contemplate what had just happened to America and the world.
Yes, some might have been wearing red MAGA hats, and maybe knocking back whiskey at a pace that was anything but normal. But listening to them talk, they were down-to-earth folk who seemed genuinely worried about the direction in which their country was heading. Most of the Americans I’ve encountered with whom I spent any length of time jabbering would identify as Democrats. And most were certainly disheartened by Mr. Trump’s victory. What did electing a notorious felon to lead the U.S. say about the country? So much eye-rolling. But their remarks were said largely out of a sense of shame and embarrassment.Still, many of these same folks also accept that there is a lot wrong with their country at the moment, and Mr.
Rather, I would say the prevailing sentiment among the anti-Trumpers I’ve spoken to here is a belief that he will not accomplish many of the things he’s promised. Get rid of all the illegal migrants? Fat chance. It’s his 2024 version of “I’m going to-build a wall and get Mexico to pay for it.” It’s never going to happen.
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