Millions of Americans who voted to elect Donald Trump are now flooding social media with heartfelt pleas begging the president to rescue them from the very policies they voted for, sources confirmed Monday.
The outpouring of desperate appeals comes as Trump voters across the nation express shock and dismay that the candidate who campaigned on shutting down government programs has, in fact, shut down government programs, leaving many dependent on federal assistance suddenly unable to afford food.
"Honorable President Trump please help us there are too many Heartaches all around," wrote Mike Cook on Facebook, apparently unaware that he had voted for the heartaches. "We depend on you to carry us through."
Cook joins millions of other Trump supporters who are now discovering that voting to eliminate the social safety net means the social safety net gets eliminated, a revelation political scientists are calling "completely obvious to literally everyone else."
Ann Ramsey, who voted for Trump in 2024, posted a plea asking the president to "get the Government back and running," explaining that "people are doing without food while try to keep their living expenses paid."
The confusion extends to Susan Johnson, who asked Trump to help Americans survive "the shutdown" that has left federal employees jobless and citizens without food assistance. Johnson's passionate appeal that "WE THE PEOPLE, FREEDOM AND HONOR are now concerned on survival" came just weeks after she voted for a candidate whose platform explicitly included massive government cuts and federal employee terminations.
The current government shutdown has already resulted in the Trump administration cutting SNAP benefits by approximately $186 billion over ten years, with more than 42 million low-income Americans now facing benefit cuts or delays. The USDA announced it will provide only half of typical SNAP benefits for November, leaving food stamp recipients scrambling to make up the difference.
Perhaps most poignantly, Tammy Kavinsky pleaded with Trump to "use the funds that are put aside to help people have a nice Thanksgiving," noting her concern for "the poorest people out there living on fixed-income" who will be affected. Her post concluded with a touching expression of faith: "I know you will do the right thing President Trump please help these families."
Political analysts note that Trump voters' confusion over why their lives are getting worse after voting to make their lives worse represents a groundbreaking achievement in democratic self-sabotage. One voter told reporters she didn't know Trump planned to target the Department of Education despite his having discussed it extensively throughout his campaign, while another thought his plans for social security only applied to immigrants.
Recent polling indicates that approximately one in four Trump voters now regret their vote or feel disappointed by his performance, though the vast majority maintain they are satisfied with the president whose policies are directly harming them.
