Posted on 04/27/2017 3:44:28 PM PDT by Kaslin
After spending months trying to get Trump voters to express regret for their support of the President, on Thursday, NBC News political analyst Nicolle Wallace took to the Today show to eagerly announce that she finally found a regretful supporter. He turned out to a liberal millennial who backed Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary before voting for Donald Trump in the general election.
Wallace led off the segment by reminding viewers of her crusade to understand Trump voters: “So we began this journey five months ago with the goal of meeting and listening to the people that many of us missed during the campaign. And this morning, one of them has something to say that he says isn’t easy.”
NBC Finally Finds Trump Voter With Buyers Remorse...Hes a Democrat
She noted that “we’ve been hitting the road across five states” talking to “Democrats, first-time voters and even Bernie Sanders supporters” who “all ended up voting for Donald Trump.” Returning to one of those communities, Bay City, Michigan, Wallace discovered that “one-time Bernie supporter” Jason DeFrain who “cast his first-ever presidential vote for Donald Trump,” was now a Trump critic.
After first speaking to DeFrain in February for an earlier Today show segment, Wallace announced: “But in less than two months, Jason’s enthusiasm has turned to anger.” A soundbite ran of DeFrain complaining: “I feel like I was bamboozled. I really do. Geez, he fooled me, and I kind of feel dumb. And I feel mad and I kind of feel dumb, honestly.”first speaking to DeFrain in February for an earlier Today show segment, Wallace announced: “But in less than two months, Jason’s enthusiasm has turned to anger.” A soundbite ran of DeFrain complaining: “I feel like I was bamboozled. I really do. Geez, he fooled me, and I kind of feel dumb. And I feel mad and I kind of feel dumb, honestly.”first speaking to DeFrain in February for an earlier Today show segment, Wallace announced: “But in less than two months, Jason’s enthusiasm has turned to anger.” A soundbite ran of DeFrain complaining: “I feel like I was bamboozled. I really do. Geez, he fooled me, and I kind of feel dumb. And I feel mad and I kind of feel dumb, honestly.”
Wallace wondered: “How did the President lose the support of a guy who cheered for him during his first speech to Congress?” DeFrain explained: “...more Russia stuff started piling up, he talks about being wiretapped, he’s on Twitter saying this about this person.” Wallace chimed in: “But Jason says this was the deal breaker, the attack on Syria, tough talk on North Korea, and the massive bomb dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan.”
DeFrain proceeded to launch into a typical left-wing anti-war rant:
I don’t want to see the news special of another local Saginaw teenager brought home in a casket with a flag over it. I don’t want to see that. I think he’s just going to put more people at danger now. We’re going to invade another country, there’s no way around it. The way he’s acting right now, it’s gonna happen. There’s gonna be boots on the ground. And it’s what he said wasn’t gonna happen. It’s one of the reasons I voted for him. He’s putting us at danger, and that’s not okay. I'm worried about the future of my family.
During her previous reports on Trump’s backers, Wallace lamented that she could find no “buyer’s remorse” and repeatedly admonished them for supporting the President’s “un-American” policies like the travel ban. To her chagrin, the voters she talked to consistently defied her attempts to get them to criticize the commander-in-chief.
Now that she actually found a Trump supporter who flipped, Wallace did offer a word of caution to Democrats: “But if Democrats are smelling blood in the water, there’s this warning.” “Are the Democrats doing or saying anything that makes any more sense to you now than Hillary Clinton did during the campaign?,” she asked DeFrain. He replied, “No. Neither of them are. There’s no middle anymore. Nobody wants to work together...it’s disappointing.”
Following the taped portion of the segment, Wallace admitted: “I think, you know, in fairness to Donald Trump, this is the softest part of his coalition. These are all lifelong Democrats who voted for him in these really economically challenged states. And so for them to see him focused on a foreign policy that he never talked about as a candidate is really alarming.”
A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 96% of Trump voters had no regrets in their support for him and that if the election were held today he still would have defeated Hillary Clinton.
Wallace wondered: “How did the President lose the support of a guy who cheered for him during his first speech to Congress?” DeFrain explained: “...more Russia stuff started piling up, he talks about being wiretapped, he’s on Twitter saying this about this person.” Wallace chimed in: “But Jason says this was the deal breaker, the attack on Syria, tough talk on North Korea, and the massive bomb dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan.”
DeFrain proceeded to launch into a typical left-wing anti-war rant:
I don’t want to see the news special of another local Saginaw teenager brought home in a casket with a flag over it. I don’t want to see that. I think he’s just going to put more people at danger now. We’re going to invade another country, there’s no way around it. The way he’s acting right now, it’s gonna happen. There’s gonna be boots on the ground. And it’s what he said wasn’t gonna happen. It’s one of the reasons I voted for him. He’s putting us at danger, and that’s not okay. I'm worried about the future of my family.
During her previous reports on Trump’s backers, Wallace lamented that she could find no “buyer’s remorse” and repeatedly admonished them for supporting the President’s “un-American” policies like the travel ban. To her chagrin, the voters she talked to consistently defied her attempts to get them to criticize the commander-in-chief.
Now that she actually found a Trump supporter who flipped, Wallace did offer a word of caution to Democrats: “But if Democrats are smelling blood in the water, there’s this warning.” “Are the Democrats doing or saying anything that makes any more sense to you now than Hillary Clinton did during the campaign?,” she asked DeFrain. He replied, “No. Neither of them are. There’s no middle anymore. Nobody wants to work together...it’s disappointing.”
Following the taped portion of the segment, Wallace admitted: “I think, you know, in fairness to Donald Trump, this is the softest part of his coalition. These are all lifelong Democrats who voted for him in these really economically challenged states. And so for them to see him focused on a foreign policy that he never talked about as a candidate is really alarming.”
A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 96% of Trump voters had no regrets in their support for him and that if the election were held today he still would have defeated Hillary Clinton.
Wallace wondered: “How did the President lose the support of a guy who cheered for him during his first speech to Congress?” DeFrain explained: “...more Russia stuff started piling up, he talks about being wiretapped, he’s on Twitter saying this about this person.” Wallace chimed in: “But Jason says this was the deal breaker, the attack on Syria, tough talk on North Korea, and the massive bomb dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan.”
DeFrain proceeded to launch into a typical left-wing anti-war rant:
I don’t want to see the news special of another local Saginaw teenager brought home in a casket with a flag over it. I don’t want to see that. I think he’s just going to put more people at danger now. We’re going to invade another country, there’s no way around it. The way he’s acting right now, it’s gonna happen. There’s gonna be boots on the ground. And it’s what he said wasn’t gonna happen. It’s one of the reasons I voted for him. He’s putting us at danger, and that’s not okay. I'm worried about the future of my family.
During her previous reports on Trump’s backers, Wallace lamented that she could find no “buyer’s remorse” and repeatedly admonished them for supporting the President’s “un-American” policies like the travel ban. To her chagrin, the voters she talked to consistently defied her attempts to get them to criticize the commander-in-chief.
Now that she actually found a Trump supporter who flipped, Wallace did offer a word of caution to Democrats: “But if Democrats are smelling blood in the water, there’s this warning.” “Are the Democrats doing or saying anything that makes any more sense to you now than Hillary Clinton did during the campaign?,” she asked DeFrain. He replied, “No. Neither of them are. There’s no middle anymore. Nobody wants to work together...it’s disappointing.”
Following the taped portion of the segment, Wallace admitted: “I think, you know, in fairness to Donald Trump, this is the softest part of his coalition. These are all lifelong Democrats who voted for him in these really economically challenged states. And so for them to see him focused on a foreign policy that he never talked about as a candidate is really alarming.”
A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 96% of Trump voters had no regrets in their support for him and that if the election were held today he still would have defeated Hillary Clinton.
Wallace wondered: “How did the President lose the support of a guy who cheered for him during his first speech to Congress?” DeFrain explained: “...more Russia stuff started piling up, he talks about being wiretapped, he’s on Twitter saying this about this person.” Wallace chimed in: “But Jason says this was the deal breaker, the attack on Syria, tough talk on North Korea, and the massive bomb dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan.”
DeFrain proceeded to launch into a typical left-wing anti-war rant:
I don’t want to see the news special of another local Saginaw teenager brought home in a casket with a flag over it. I don’t want to see that. I think he’s just going to put more people at danger now. We’re going to invade another country, there’s no way around it. The way he’s acting right now, it’s gonna happen. There’s gonna be boots on the ground. And it’s what he said wasn’t gonna happen. It’s one of the reasons I voted for him. He’s putting us at danger, and that’s not okay. I'm worried about the future of my family.
During her previous reports on Trump’s backers, Wallace lamented that she could find no “buyer’s remorse” and repeatedly admonished them for supporting the President’s “un-American” policies like the travel ban. To her chagrin, the voters she talked to consistently defied her attempts to get them to criticize the commander-in-chief.
Now that she actually found a Trump supporter who flipped, Wallace did offer a word of caution to Democrats: “But if Democrats are smelling blood in the water, there’s this warning.” “Are the Democrats doing or saying anything that makes any more sense to you now than Hillary Clinton did during the campaign?,” she asked DeFrain. He replied, “No. Neither of them are. There’s no middle anymore. Nobody wants to work together...it’s disappointing.”
Following the taped portion of the segment, Wallace admitted: “I think, you know, in fairness to Donald Trump, this is the softest part of his coalition. These are all lifelong Democrats who voted for him in these really economically challenged states. And so for them to see him focused on a foreign policy that he never talked about as a candidate is really alarming.”
A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 96% of Trump voters had no regrets in their support for him and that if the election were held today he still would have defeated Hillary Clinton.
Here is a full transcript of Wallace’s April 27 report:
7:41 AM ET
MATT LAUER: 7:41, we are back with our ongoing series In Trump They Trust. Nicolle Wallace has been traveling the country talking to the voters who elected President Trump.
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: So how are they feeling about his presidency as it nears Saturday’s symbolic 100-day mark? Nicolle, good morning.
LAUER: Hi, Nicolle.
NICOLLE WALLACE: Good morning, guys. So we began this journey five months ago with the goal of meeting and listening to the people that many of us missed during the campaign. And this morning, one of them has something to say that he says isnt easy.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: In Trump They Trust; Supporters Weigh In On Start of Presidency]
WALLACE: Brad Kloska knew he was taking a big leap when he voted for Donald Trump.
BRAD KLOSKA: I mean, I was a Democrat. You know, my grandpa, my dad, they were union guys, so I never even thought about voting for a Republican.
WALLACE: But he never thought flipping sides would create this much chaos.
KLOSKA: It just seems to be a real mess in Washington right now, I know thats for sure. Its almost like theyre damn near playing childish games against each other.
WALLACE: Since January, weve been hitting the road across five states, meeting Americans just like Brad, Democrats, first-time voters...
HOLLY LAPLANT: We need some changes made.
WALLACE: ...and even Bernie Sanders supporters. They all ended up voting for Donald Trump. Weve come back to Bay County, Michigan, which went red for the first time since Ronald Reagan.
WALLACE [TO TRUMP VOTERS, FEBRUARY 14]: None of you had ever voted for a Republican?
JASON: Correct. I used to not vote.
KLOSKA: Never
WALLACE: Its where I first met Brad, along with his neighbor Jason.
JASON DEFRAIN: Im all about shaking it up.
WALLACE: A one-time Bernie supporter, who at 29 years old, cast his first-ever presidential vote for Donald Trump.
DEFRAIN: He has answers, we dont always like them, sometimes he offends the crap out of people, but he has an answer.
WALLACE: But in less than two months, Jasons enthusiasm has turned to anger.
DEFRAIN: I feel like I was bamboozled. I really do. Geez, he fooled me, and I kind of feel dumb. And I feel mad and I kind of feel dumb, honestly.
WALLACE: How did the President lose the support of a guy who cheered for him during his first speech to Congress?
DEFRAIN [JANUARY 20]: It almost sounded progressive-ish. I mean hes really open, willing to work with both sides of the fence.
DEFRAIN [PRESENT DAY]: Four days after that, maybe, more Russia stuff started piling up, he talks about being wiretapped, hes on Twitter saying this about this person.
WALLACE: But Jason says this was the deal breaker, the attack on Syria, tough talk on North Korea, and the massive bomb dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan.
DEFRAIN: I dont want to see the news special of another local Saginaw teenager brought home in a casket with a flag over it. I dont want to see that. I think hes just going to put more people at danger now. Were going to invade another country, theres no way around it. The way hes acting right now, its gonna happen. Theres gonna be boots on the ground. And its what he said wasnt gonna happen. Its one of the reasons I voted for him. Hes putting us at danger, and thats not okay. I'm worried about the future of my family.
KLOSKA: I have to give the man some time to get some things done. Theres no way I could flip after a hundred days and say hes a terrible president.
WALLACE: So Brad, the guy who voted for President Obama twice, isnt ready to bail.
KLOSKA: You know, I think hes stepping back a little bit from where you know, what he campaigned on, but I dont think its a bad thing yet.
WALLACE: Would you support further action in Syria?
KLOSKA: No, not right now. Seeing all those children dying on camera, I mean, that was just thats terrible, you know. And I believe you know, that would move anybody emotionally. We dont need to get in a war with Syria.
WALLACE: Are you eager to see him turn in a more focused way toward the economic promises he made as a candidate?
KLOSKA: Id be pretty upset if he didnt do anything about N.A.F.T.A. Thats why I wanted him, was for trade, you know? That was the big thing. If he ignores it, I dont think hell have a chance.
WALLACE: But if Democrats are smelling blood in the water, theres this warning. Are the Democrats doing or saying anything that makes any more sense to you now than Hillary Clinton did during the campaign?
DEFRAIN: No. Neither of them are. Theres no middle anymore. Nobody wants to work together, it doesnt seem and its just its disappointing.
KLOSKA: You know, the left just still cant believe that Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. They still cant deal with it.
WALLACE: Youre going to punish your Senators or your Congress people if they dont back his agenda?
KLOSKA: Yeah, definitely, theres no doubt about it. And there are things that Democrats have preached about for years anyway. Why they dont back it now is just pure hate for Trump.
WALLACE: If he sat down there, what advice would you give him today?
DEFRAIN: Delete your Twitter account until you can act like a grownup and stop trying to kill people in other countries. Fix America. America first, Donald. Which camera? America first, Donald. Not Syria. Not anybody else. America.
WALLACE: Thats what he promised you?
DEFRAIN: Thats what he promised me, and hes not doing that.
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Wow.
WALLACE: Yeah.
GUTHRIE: So you have a change of heart from one but not the other, saying, You know what, weve got to give this president some time.
WALLACE: Yeah, I mean, I think the difference between the Democrats and his base and the Republicans and his base is that the Democrats werent looking for a Supreme Court pick. They were looking for this America first promise, this commitment to focusing on our problems here at home. I think, you know, in fairness to Donald Trump, this is the softest part of his coalition. These are all lifelong Democrats who voted for him in these really economically challenged states. And so for them to see him focused on a foreign policy that he never talked about as a candidate is really alarming.
LAUER: And youre going to follow these people and stay in touch.
WALLACE: Forever.
LAUER: You told me they all have your phone number, which is good.
WALLACE: They do. Yes, Im the guest that keeps coming back.
GUTHRIE: Nicolle, thank you.
How much was he paid?
Thought it would be Democrat General Flynn.
I’d like to see the intrepid NBC idiots follow up with Crooked Hillary voters.
Nicolle Wallace can go do a Monica on her hero Mitt Romney. Who cares what she has to say about anything? Just another worthless piece of libtard media trash.
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“These are all lifelong Democrats” Good grief!! It was one kid who voted for the first time.
Okay...it makes sense now.
I think she needs to find a puddle for her canoe
CNN found two people who voted for Trump too. One is a father who lost his son to opiods named Kraig Moss who went to over 40 Trump rallies. He said Trump shook his hand and promised he would do something about the opiods. This guy has been interviewed on CNN multiple times. Now he hates Trump because Trump’s healthcare bill is not what he felt he was promised, so he believes Trump is a liar. He’s upset that Trump is deporting people (like he said?). On Twitter, I saw him talking about Trump and Russia and praising up Elizabeth Warren. The other guy was some angry, older man who regretted his vote for Trump. Both these guys were falling for the media lies that Trump flipped on NATO, that he mocked a disabled reporter, etc.
I’ll never regret my trump vote.
But if he lets the democrats and GOPe get away with.
stopping him from building the wall. its; going to be a read my lips moment times 10
We’re at a tipping point right now. Its going to take some hardball to get things done. We better see the return of the fighter from the campaign or things aren’t going to get done.
After 4 months they found a Trump voter with buyers remorse. At this rate, there could be 16 Trump voters who might not vote for him in 2020.
How do we know he voted for Trump? Libs lie.
Feeling bad about voting for Trump is akin to feeling bad about eating bacon and eggs for breakfast when your only other choices were sawdust or wood chips.
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