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In reply to the discussion: So when you say he "fought for you," you mean he validated your hate. [View all]Why they love Trump: 'He says what we're thinking'
Since last summer the BBC has spoken to supporters at Trump rallies and elsewhere to try and get a sense of why Republican voters cast their ballots for the New York businessman - and whether that can be translated into general election support.
Trump supporters say they back the presumptive Republican nominee because he's saying what's on their minds.
Video by Taylor Kate Brown
Published
10 June 2016
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/election-us-2016-36493678
Since last summer the BBC has spoken to supporters at Trump rallies and elsewhere to try and get a sense of why Republican voters cast their ballots for the New York businessman - and whether that can be translated into general election support.
Trump supporters say they back the presumptive Republican nominee because he's saying what's on their minds.
Video by Taylor Kate Brown
Published
10 June 2016
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/election-us-2016-36493678
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A solid truth bomb. "He hates who you hate, and sadly, that's all you think you need""
marble falls
Jul 2023
#2
Validating hate, but not before creating the Hate...in a nation with zero hate speech laws.
Alexander Of Assyria
Jul 2023
#23
This should be printed as a hand bill, ready to give to any yammering MAGA.
FailureToCommunicate
Jul 2023
#18