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Eugene

(64,716 posts) Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:14 PM Tuesday

Hispanics helped Trump retake the White House. Now their support is waning

Source: Reuters

Hispanics helped Trump retake the White House. Now their support is waning

Jason Lange and Bo Erickson
Mon, April 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM EDT 4 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Love of country is so important to Navy veteran Antonio Gonzales Jr. that he keeps an American flag lit up 24/7 outside his home in Porterville, California.

So while Gonzales, a 66-year-old retired surgical technologist, admits to concerns about the direction of the economy during President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, he said he is willing to give the administration more time to back off from its trade war with China and help bring down the costs of everyday goods.

"I know there has to be hard times before there's good times," said Gonzales, who is Mexican American and voted for Trump in November.

The surge in support from Hispanic voters that helped power Trump to victory has waned since he took office, with his approval rating among Latinos falling 3 percentage points to 34% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll last week, amid concerns about the economy and the president's hardline approach to immigration.

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Hispanics helped Trump retake the White House. Now their support is waning (Original Post) Eugene Tuesday OP

Caleb Gonzalez, 49, a school counselor in San Antonio, Texas is brain dead Demovictory9 Tuesday #1

Specifically, male Hispanics. nt CousinIT Tuesday #2

Here's a word that fits them and they will understand - pendejos one and all TexLaProgressive Tuesday #3

So, let me spell it out for you in simple terms Gonzales. You're a fucking idiot. Ferrets are Cool Tuesday #4

Hispanic support is waning....too damn bad! agingdem Tuesday #5

Tokens get spent. aocommunalpunch Tuesday #6

Love of GOP Johonny Tuesday #7

Note to themL: Duh. UTUSN Tuesday #8

Look at me, I am supporting a man who wants to deport and imprison my mom in El Salvador LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #9

Why, why is his support waning republianmushroom Tuesday #10

Demovictory9

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1. Caleb Gonzalez, 49, a school counselor in San Antonio, Texas is brain dead

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:17 PM

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I fear for the kids that he counsels

CousinIT

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2. Specifically, male Hispanics. nt

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:19 PM

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TexLaProgressive

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3. Here's a word that fits them and they will understand - pendejos one and all

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:22 PM

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Ferrets are Cool

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4. So, let me spell it out for you in simple terms Gonzales. You're a fucking idiot.

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:28 PM

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agingdem

(8,557 posts)

5. Hispanic support is waning....too damn bad!

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:33 PM

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You deserve all the Trump shit you voted for...deportations/a worthless 401K/loss of jobs/empty shelves/a measles epidemic.. but I/we don't deserve the shit you voted for because you couldn't/wouldn't "pull the lever" for a woman/a black woman...fuck you!