http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/poor-house-2025-s470.pngWhen you or your neighbor lose your job, your benefits, your healthcare and you’re still clinging to some twisted idea that Trump is on your side, will you still support a man who’s made it his mission to dismantle the very systems you rely on?

LAKE GENEVA, WI - Since Donald Trump’s reelection, the fallout has been swift and brutal—especially for those who once believed he was fighting for them. From sweeping federal layoffs to deep, targeted cuts in vital programs, millions of Americans are now living with the consequences of policies that were designed to shrink government but are ending up gutting lives. If you rely on the federal government for your job, your housing, your healthcare, your education, or your retirement—this isn’t politics as usual. This is personal. And it’s going to get more painful

Over 200,000 federal workers have already lost their jobs. Entire departments like Education are being gutted—nearly 2,000 positions wiped out there alone. The Social Security Administration has slashed 7,000 jobs, crippling services for seniors and disabled people. And veterans—who make up about a third of the federal workforce—are getting hit hard. Nationwide, tens of thousands of people who served this country are now being shown the door. These are not nameless figures. These are your neighbors, your coworkers, your family members.

And it doesn’t end there. Medicaid is on the chopping block, threatening healthcare for millions of low-income Americans. Federal proposals have called for $1.1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act over the next decade—threatening access to care for countless families, including children, the elderly, and people with chronic illnesses. Social Security services are crumbling under staffing cuts and budget freezes. Delays are widespread, and talk of privatization has made it clear: the safety net is being shredded.

The burden of these cuts doesn’t just fall on those who rely on them directly. It falls on all of us. When people lose benefits, lose income, lose homes and healthcare, someone has to step in. That “someone” is often local government, charities, food banks—and ultimately, taxpayers. Communities suffer when the support system is dismantled, and the cost gets passed down to everyone.

Now here’s the thing that infuriates me: many of the people who are being hurt the most by these policies are the same ones who voted for Trump. They backed him with pride, believed the slogans, swallowed the rhetoric—and now, as their benefits vanish and their paychecks stop coming, they’re left looking around, wondering what went wrong.

So let me be clear: Anyone who voted for Trump and still support him, and now have been affected, or will potentially be affected by these disastrous policies—don’t expect the rest of us to feel even a shred of sympathy for you. You ignored every warning. You dismissed every fact. You chose slogans over substance. And now, you’re reaping the consequences of that decision.

If you’ve lost your job, your benefits, your healthcare—and you’re still clinging to some twisted idea that Trump is on your side—ask yourself this: what’s your plan now? How are you going to survive without that paycheck or those benefits? And do you really believe, after all this, that Trump has given even a second’s thought to people like you—those living paycheck to paycheck, with no cushion to fall back on?

Because honestly—what the hell are you going to do?

This isn’t about left versus right anymore. This is about survival, about dignity, and about recognizing betrayal when it stares you in the face. If you’re still supporting a man who’s made it his mission to dismantle any of the systems you rely on, you’re not a victim of politics. You’re a victim of your own willful ignorance!