" he told you he was going to do this ? ? ? ? ? ? "
A number of Trump supporters have shared that he’s lost theirsupport. Their reasons range from losing their jobs asfederalworkers, and loved ones beingdeported, to watching their 401(k)sdwindle.
MSNBC recently shared avideoon TikTok with almost 19 million views from the showThe Beat with Ari Melber.It features three of the president’s most prominent supporters, who appear to be questioning Trump and his trade war.
Trump loyalists who sang Trump ’s praises during the presidential political campaign such as Adin Ross , Dave Portnoy and Ben Shapiro , are now speaking out against the Trump administration ’s tariffs and how the stock grocery chaos is affecting them . Ari Melber compare what they said about Trump then with what they ’re say now.#trump#tariffs
First up: “Yeah, I’m voting for Trump,” said social media personality and businessman Dave Portnoy on Fox Business Network in September 2024.
“Trump has put his tariffs all over the place. I’ve been trying to understand him, I don’t. And everything’s in the sh** because of it,” he said in April 2025.
“Donald Trump just cost me $20 million or whatever he did. Maybe don’t be on the golf course,” Portnoy suggested in April 2025.
Then: “Everyone in this room, everyone loves you. And I just want to say, you’re a true hero for this country,” streamer Adin Ross told Donald Trump in August 2024.
“I don’t know how much of you guys are invested in crypto or stocks. What the f**k is going on with our country? Guys, why am I poor?” he asked in April 2025.
And finally: “Because Donald Trump is the nominee against Joe Biden, I won’t just vote for him, I will walk over broken glass to vote for him,” said political commentator Ben Shapiro onThe Ben Shapiro Showin March 2024.
“His gianttariffpolicy that he just dropped on the market unilaterally, probably unconstitutionally,” he said on the same show in April 2025.
“he told you he was going to do this??????” this person pointed out.
“Poor rich people. Now think about us normal people,” this person said.
“They don’t regret their vote. They’re just upset that they’re ALSO victims of Trump’s actions,” this person declared.
“don’t forget, it wasn’t the human rights violations, treason, bigotry: it was them losing money that made them change minds. remember that,” this person pointed out.
