Donald Trump “Disgusts Me to My Core”: Ex-MAGA Supporters Tell the World Why They’re Voting for Kamala Harris

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/ex-trump-supporters-explain-why-theyre-voting-for-kamala-harris

40 Comments

  1. Well, I guess it’s good they’ve finally seen the light, but I’m not going to forgive them for foisting him on us the last time.

  2. atomsmasher66 on

    He’s still the same vile asshole he was 8 years ago when you enthusiastically voted for him so what gives?

  3. The core-values that Don displays by his actions and words are disgusting. It is obvious that fraud and deception are key factors in every aspect of his life. Including his businesses, his personal life and his political career, demonstrated by the wake of destruction behind him and the shit-ton of litigation in front of him. Vote smarter than Don.

  4. From the article:

    Until two years ago, I was a full-fledged member of MAGA. I believed Trump; I was a MAGA pundit; I had my own podcast. I was in a state of panic, terrified that Democrats were destroying our country. When the pandemic hit, we needed leadership, but we were given almost nothing. It was a major betrayal to the country. So I finally stepped outside the MAGA echo chamber. I stopped listening to what Trump said and looked around with my own eyes, and I realized he had been lying about pretty much everything.

    Lying is Trump’s toxic superpower. He’s ripped apart families, communities, our whole country. So this is my message to all the Republicans and independents who are watching—people like me who voted for and believed in Trump: I made a grave mistake, but it’s never too late to change your mind. You don’t need to agree with everything you hear tonight to do what is right. We need to be able to trust our leaders—that’s why I’m all in for Kamala Harris.

    My opinion – the more grace we give these people the more people will find the off ramp. I applaud this man and others who are speaking out. Admitting you were wrong is not a weakness, it is a strength. Welcome back.

  5. Venturis_Ventis on

    Nothing unusual in feeling disgust towards the con man after you realize you’ve been conned.

  6. Crankenstein_8000 on

    Nice, that makes Elons monthly 45 million look small in the amount of time left.

  7. I have a very conservative family. Religious, rural small business owners, hated Obama, etc. They don’t support Trump, and they find the behavior of his true believers repulsive. I don’t know how widespread this is, but Trump and Co might genuinely be a poison pill for the Republicans.

  8. 12-Easy-Payments on

    I’m not voting for a twice impeached convicted felon while there are less criminal candidates available.

  9. I feel like we are seeing even more of these types of articles from former Trump supporters than we did in 2020.

  10. I still find it kind of incomprehensible that anyone could see or hear Donald Trump and not understand within 1 minute that he is a mentally ill charlatan, conman, and weird narcissist.

  11. a9JDvXLWHumjaC on

    One by one the cult is falling apart at its seams.

    >”Until two years ago, I was a full-fledged member of MAGA” … “**Lying is Trump’s toxic superpower. He’s ripped apart families, communities, our whole country.** So this is my message to all the Republicans and independents who are watching—people like me who voted for and believed in Trump: I made a grave mistake, but it’s never too late to change your mind. You don’t need to agree with everything you hear tonight to do what is right. We need to be able to trust our leaders—that’s why I’m all in for Kamala Harris.

  12. I hold ex-MAGA people in very high regard. The journey they must have gone on is inspiring. It shows a ton of character to realize you’ve been conned and hopefully it keeps them alert for signs that they’re falling for a cult next time.

  13. bluebarracuda8226 on

    It is impossible not to be disgusted to the core
    He is despicable and downright sickening.

  14. I don’t need an explanation as to why they’ve changed their vote, I want an explanation for why they voted him in the first place lol

  15. This is great, but DO NOT, at ANY POINT become complacent in this election cycle.

    Vote.

    Encourage those who are apathetic to vote.

    But don’t let up.

  16. Give Republicans an off-ramp from Trump and MAGA, and you might be surprised how many take it. So extend a hand of welcome. That’s always been the Democratic way, and there’s room for everyone.

    We need all the votes we can get.

  17. There is a part of me that believes that we absolutely have to give the sincere among these people with truly changed hearts a path back to being part of their communities in a healthy way.

    But there is another, more cynical, part of me that realizes a good many of these people are just feigning disgust with Trump because he’s losing now, and they want to put the mask back on.

    I believe the truth of what we must do is somewhere in between. People who have committed crimes and/or have aided, abbetted, or committed a fascist insurrection against the United States of America must be punished severely in a way that will serve as a warning to those that might think to try again. We must hold those responsible who have tried to destroy our society and way of life for their own selfish ends.

    For those that merely share their views, we must judge them as a society for their actions, behavior, and speech and  vehemently denounce them and their behavior when it shows publicly. Not with violence or punishment, but with correction and a conscionable intolerance for bigotry of all forms.

    There is a road back from where we are now to a better place, but it is a long and hard one, filled with sacrifice, effort, and patience. It’s a journey that will test us and the caliber of our character.

    I hope someday these rabid supporters of an insurrectionist, racist, misogynist, homophonic, transphobic, and classist narcissist can change their minds and grow as human beings to be something better. For now though, they must be viewed as untrustworthy and with caution as their movement is not yet defeated, and many will just as quickly pull the mask back off if the easy path of hate and violence seems feasible again.

  18. HandsomePistachio on

    I used to be a Republican (got those opinions from my parents), but I left the party a few years back when I realized I actually align more with the Democratic party. My brother is still registered as a Republican, but he will be voting for Harris in November along with me.

  19. I am a Republican voting blue this November.

    Country before party.

    We must support Ukraine so that we don’t have to support Taiwan, South Korea, Guyana, etc. I can’t believe that only 50% of conservatives “get” this. Fuck Trump.

  20. Burttoastisgood on

    I welcome anyone that leaves the Darkside. Maga is gone. Let’s move forward. I’ll bring the beers.

  21.  **Stephanie Grisham,** who also previously served as chief of staff and press secretary to **Melania Trump.** Among other things, Grisham revealed in 2022 that on January 6, 2021, the then president “was in the dining room gleefully watching [the footage] on his TV, as he often did, [remarking], ‘Look at all of the people fighting for me,’ hitting rewind, watching it again.”

    This guy will forever be a shit stain in America’s pants, just like his own pants.

  22. Father is 92. Republican. He told me he received a donation request for the campaign. I, his daughter, said I always send those back because they cost the campaign money for postage. He thought that was genius.
    TFG has exhausted his audience.

  23. It’s worth remembering that most of these Republican supporters of Harris are most likely not becoming Democrats. They simply realise the person put forward as the GOP nominee is a terrifically horrible choice. They learned their lesson after his first failed presidential term and are hoping to avoid the sequel.