Pro-Trumpers Clash with Ex-Trump Supporters in Rowdy CNN Focus Group: ‘I’m Not an Idiot!’

CAMEROTA We are more ░░░░░░░░ 18 months into the ░░░░░░░░ presidency so we thought ░░░░░░░░ would be a good ░░░░░░░░ to check in with ░░░░░░░░ voters to see how ░░░░░░░░ re feeling today I ░░░░░░░░ down with a panel ░░░░░░░░ people from California Texas ░░░░░░░░ and New York all ░░░░░░░░ whom voted for Donald ░░░░░░░░ At one time these ░░░░░░░░ were all on the ░░░░░░░░ side excited about this ░░░░░░░░ running for president But ░░░░░░░░ you ll see times ░░░░░░░░ changed and today some ░░░░░░░░ feel very differently So ░░░░░░░░ now our next Pulse ░░░░░░░░ the People clip starts ░░░░░░░░ How many of you ░░░░░░░░ still just as excited ░░░░░░░░ as you were on ░░░░░░░░ Day about President Trump ░░░░░░░░ 1 Maybe more so ░░░░░░░░ And how many of ░░░░░░░░ the rest would you ░░░░░░░░ you regret your votes ░░░░░░░░ your hands MAN 2 ░░░░░░░░ m disappointed CAMEROTA Why ░░░░░░░░ you more excited today ░░░░░░░░ you were MAN 1 ░░░░░░░░ came in with some ░░░░░░░░ based on his previous ░░░░░░░░ He s the most ░░░░░░░░ life president we ve ░░░░░░░░ more than Reagan he ░░░░░░░░ done a substantial job ░░░░░░░░ the Second Amendment securing ░░░░░░░░ border deporting illegal aliens ░░░░░░░░ made a list of ░░░░░░░░ and he s coming ░░░░░░░░ on many of them ░░░░░░░░ Jeremy what do you ░░░░░░░░ about your vote MAN ░░░░░░░░ In my mind and ░░░░░░░░ way I look at ░░░░░░░░ now I think he ░░░░░░░░ a monster I think ░░░░░░░░ s a bigot I ░░░░░░░░ he s doing a ░░░░░░░░ of things to ruin ░░░░░░░░ s lives I don ░░░░░░░░ think I think he ░░░░░░░░ taken this country in ░░░░░░░░ wrong direction and it ░░░░░░░░ a terrifying time for ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA Was there a ░░░░░░░░ that turned you MAN ░░░░░░░░ I twas when I ░░░░░░░░ about what was going ░░░░░░░░ on the southern border ░░░░░░░░ What part did you ░░░░░░░░ to MAN 3 The ░░░░░░░░ separation and the children ░░░░░░░░ cages MAN 1 I ░░░░░░░░ just chime in real ░░░░░░░░ You have parents who ░░░░░░░░ breaking the law bringing ░░░░░░░░ kids here If you ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ from your family don ░░░░░░░░ come to the country ░░░░░░░░ You have individuals coming ░░░░░░░░ Central or even South ░░░░░░░░ risking their lives and ░░░░░░░░ children s lives CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ their lives are at ░░░░░░░░ at home MAN 1 ░░░░░░░░ can go to an ░░░░░░░░ and be safe there ░░░░░░░░ 1 Not necessarily MAN ░░░░░░░░ In the country of ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA It is legal ░░░░░░░░ to go to a ░░░░░░░░ of entry and seek ░░░░░░░░ It was President Trump ░░░░░░░░ started zero tolerance So ░░░░░░░░ used to be able ░░░░░░░░ stay together you couldn ░░░░░░░░ under zero tolerance MAN ░░░░░░░░ Keep in mind we ░░░░░░░░ these minors that are ░░░░░░░░ getting excellent care very ░░░░░░░░ housing WOMAN 1 But ░░░░░░░░ s not the point ░░░░░░░░ s not the point ░░░░░░░░ mean I m a ░░░░░░░░ and I can tell ░░░░░░░░ first of all there ░░░░░░░░ 2500 children that came ░░░░░░░░ that were not reconnected ░░░░░░░░ did come here legally ░░░░░░░░ 2 No one has ░░░░░░░░ talked about the unaccompanied ░░░░░░░░ being brought here by ░░░░░░░░ that are looking to ░░░░░░░░ traffic these children They ░░░░░░░░ trafficking CAMEROTA Let s ░░░░░░░░ about that The thing ░░░░░░░░ got everyone s attention ░░░░░░░░ that people who were ░░░░░░░░ sex traffickers were bringing ░░░░░░░░ kids and they got ░░░░░░░░ 572 of them may ░░░░░░░░ see their parents again ░░░░░░░░ 1 Even after Trump ░░░░░░░░ own directive CAMEROTA Hold ░░░░░░░░ we haven t heard ░░░░░░░░ Chris MAN 2 This ░░░░░░░░ the problem with what ░░░░░░░░ President is doing He ░░░░░░░░ able to divide us ░░░░░░░░ these issues where we ░░░░░░░░ now fighting amongst ourselves ░░░░░░░░ look at Charlottesville you ░░░░░░░░ at the separation of ░░░░░░░░ on the border and ░░░░░░░░ tweeting I ve never ░░░░░░░░ an individual who is ░░░░░░░░ so good at connecting ░░░░░░░░ average people that has ░░░░░░░░ ability to really communicate ░░░░░░░░ control the way he ░░░░░░░░ MAN 4 I think ░░░░░░░░ s disingenuous to say ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is wholly ░░░░░░░░ for the bifurcation we ░░░░░░░░ across party lines right ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA Is he helping ░░░░░░░░ MAN 4 I don ░░░░░░░░ think necessarily some of ░░░░░░░░ things he says could ░░░░░░░░ said in a more ░░░░░░░░ manner WOMAN 1 My ░░░░░░░░ with this president who ░░░░░░░░ voted for is the ░░░░░░░░ that he has something ░░░░░░░░ to say about every ░░░░░░░░ leader But you try ░░░░░░░░ one little comment that ░░░░░░░░ negative about Trump himself ░░░░░░░░ jumps into a fit ░░░░░░░░ he has a Twitter ░░░░░░░░ We have a lot ░░░░░░░░ really I have to ░░░░░░░░ crass about it idiots ░░░░░░░░ voted for him including ░░░░░░░░ at one time MAN ░░░░░░░░ I take great offense ░░░░░░░░ m not an idiot ░░░░░░░░ was a wise decision ░░░░░░░░ people who voted for ░░░░░░░░ It was a wise ░░░░░░░░ for Michiganders for Wisconsinites ░░░░░░░░ working Americans who are ░░░░░░░░ of their jobs being ░░░░░░░░ away shipped overseas or ░░░░░░░░ by illegals MAN 3 ░░░░░░░░ want to apologize to ░░░░░░░░ nation for my vote ░░░░░░░░ him It was the ░░░░░░░░ thing to do the ░░░░░░░░ mistake I ever made ░░░░░░░░ I said he s ░░░░░░░░ racist CAMEROTA Why do ░░░░░░░░ believe he s racist ░░░░░░░░ 3 Why do I ░░░░░░░░ he s racist Look ░░░░░░░░ happened in Puerto Rico ░░░░░░░░ said they want to ░░░░░░░░ cry They needed help ░░░░░░░░ because they re not ░░░░░░░░ skinned he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to go down there ░░░░░░░░ help them out MAN ░░░░░░░░ I take great offense ░░░░░░░░ the fact that you ░░░░░░░░ the need to apologize ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the entire ░░░░░░░░ MAN 3 That s ░░░░░░░░ me I m apologizing ░░░░░░░░ myself MAN 4 That ░░░░░░░░ you are invalidating the ░░░░░░░░ of my vote CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ he s not apologizing ░░░░░░░░ you MAN 4 The ░░░░░░░░ why I voted for ░░░░░░░░ Trump is based on ░░░░░░░░ perception he is not ░░░░░░░░ racist and he has ░░░░░░░░ so much for the ░░░░░░░░ community MAN 2 How ░░░░░░░░ you explain CAMEROTA Hold ░░░░░░░░ hold on MAN 2 ░░░░░░░░ do you explain the ░░░░░░░░ about Lebron James and ░░░░░░░░ lemon WOMAN 1 That ░░░░░░░░ right MAN 4 I ░░░░░░░░ that interview MAN 2 ░░░░░░░░ mean the president has ░░░░░░░░ this before he s ░░░░░░░░ people of color he ░░░░░░░░ called them ignorant he ░░░░░░░░ called them dumb MAN ░░░░░░░░ He s called white ░░░░░░░░ that too WOMAN 1 ░░░░░░░░ said Lebron James is ░░░░░░░░ stupid than don lemon ░░░░░░░░ He goes after don ░░░░░░░░ and Lebron James and ░░░░░░░░ waters how do you ░░░░░░░░ that MAN 4 When ░░░░░░░░ call someone s intellect ░░░░░░░░ question it has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with race WOMAN ░░░░░░░░ I work with Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ who are pro life ░░░░░░░░ care about god family ░░░░░░░░ education Top things for ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is delivering ░░░░░░░░ those things so all ░░░░░░░░ other rhetoric of oh ░░░░░░░░ tweeted this I don ░░░░░░░░ care CAMEROTA You don ░░░░░░░░ care WOMAN 2 I ░░░░░░░░ about god family jobs ░░░░░░░░ education CAMEROTA You made ░░░░░░░░ great point about that ░░░░░░░░ as somebody who is ░░░░░░░░ by her faith and ░░░░░░░░ about god and family ░░░░░░░░ any of the personal ░░░░░░░░ give you pause The ░░░░░░░░ model who was paid ░░░░░░░░ the payments to stormy ░░░░░░░░ the affairs does any ░░░░░░░░ that give you pause ░░░░░░░░ 2 You know we ░░░░░░░░ taught as Christians to ░░░░░░░░ forgiving I m not ░░░░░░░░ to get into his ░░░░░░░░ life That was not ░░░░░░░░ that I weighed into ░░░░░░░░ vote for him Anything ░░░░░░░░ better than Hillary CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ when you hear about ░░░░░░░░ Playboy stuff does it ░░░░░░░░ you uncomfortable WOMAN 2 ░░░░░░░░ m not here to ░░░░░░░░ what he did on ░░░░░░░░ miscellaneous activities or outside ░░░░░░░░ bedroom I voted for ░░░░░░░░ for his policies and ░░░░░░░░ to put this country ░░░░░░░░ on track.”
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