General Discussion

and believed that Trump was destined to stop this ring of pedophiles and bring them to justice
They were excited it has going to happen. The files were even on Bondi's desk!

Then .... Trump says " don't speak of Epstein". Now, I suspect that some suckered true believers think he is playing high level chess and the pieces are all being allowed to get in the right places .. and then Trump will capture all involved. Others may be the ones questioning whether Trump is who they made him out to be. If they fully grasp that he isn't, they will be angry at being deceived.

However, more may prefer to stay in the he's working on it camp as it is far more comfortable than losing what may have become their main accomplishment in their own view, being a follower of Trump.

The religious like wording their or intentional. Some believed in the first term that he was an imperfect vessel to accomplish God's goals. After the assignation, some may see him as the God ordained leader. Rejecting all of that, returns them in many cases to small, unsuccessful, meaningless lives after their feeling special for years. Not to mention, communities have become more politically homogeneous. Just as I really have no friends or family who support Trump, they may risk the alienation of all their friends and family if they turn on Trump.

We laughed at the photoshopped images of Trump that made him better looking, slimmer, healthier and athletic, but maybe we should see them as modern day RW icons.