In his second term in office, US President Donald Trump has slashed federal agencies, started trade conflicts with both allies and adversaries, and even challenged the judiciary over his immigration crackdown. Since taking office again, the Republican’s approval rating has declined, but his followers don’t give a damn. Here are five Trump supporters who told AFP in their own words why they still back the out-of-the-box billionaire despite the turbulent first 100 days of his presidency. According to Frank Tuoti, the economy “will work out.”
Frank Tuoti, 72, a retired machinist from New Hampshire, stated, “I’m very satisfied with the job he’s doing so far.” “I’m a little concerned about the economy with his tariff, his new tariff policies, but I’m hoping that it will work out,” he added, pointing out that stock market volatility has caused his retirement investments to lose money. Tuoti is probably in the minority here, as a recent Fox News poll found that 56 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s economic policies.
“I believe it will ultimately succeed,” Tuoti added. He is in negotiations with numerous nations. and he is knowledgeable about money and how to make it. Trump is having a “hard time” with Ukraine, according to Jane Sisk. In addition, Jane Sisk, a retired mother of six, told AFP that she hasn’t recently viewed her 401(k) retirement account “because I don’t want to get upset.” “I enjoyed everything he did,” the 63-year-old Virginian remarked.
She acknowledged that Trump has struggled to bring the war in Ukraine to a close as he had promised, saying, “I think we got two very stubborn leaders that don’t want to give up on anything to, you know, let the war end.” Additionally, I believe that both Trump and JD Vance have done everything within their power. She went on to say, “Trump is the art of the deal.” “But I’ll say that he’s having trouble striking a deal on that one!”
Karen Miner, unbothered about tariffs
Across the country, Karen Miner owns a wine store in Reno, Nevada.Her merchandise is mostly imported and could be impacted by Trump’s escalating trade war — though she seems unconcerned at the moment.
“You can’t do numbers yet, because essentially, we don’t know what those tariffs are going to be, because it’s still in negotiations,” Miner, 57, said.
“They can always buy wines from the United States,” she added.
Only nine percent of Trump voters currently disapprove of his actions, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll.
“I mean, the guy is very brilliant, he knows what he’s doing,” Miner said.
Christy Edwards applauds Trump’s immigration iron fist
Christy Edwards, a retired teacher in North Carolina, said she supports Trump across the board — especially immigration, where the US leader’s mass deportations of illegal immigrants have faced challenges in the courts.
“Those are the kind of people we don’t need in the United States,” the 54-year-old said.
“He’s not deporting people who have not caused any problems. He’s deporting the criminals,” Edwards continued.
Edwards also firmly condemned the use of public funds for immigrants: “We can’t support that right on, especially as working people, we’re the ones paying for all that.” Wondering “how it’s going to change,” Zack Kline Zach Kline, a 22-year-old York, Pennsylvania resident, said that Trump’s return to power has already resulted in certain improvements, such as fewer border crossings at the southern US, which he described as “very refreshing to see.”
But a lot of things haven’t changed too much as of right now, so I’m just anxious to see how it’s going to change,” Kline said.
He expressed excitement for certain promises Trump has made, such as allowing fracking and “cutting down on a lot of the waste that we have in our government.”
“It’s kind of a wait-and-see because it’s only been 100 days,” he said.
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