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After two fatal federal shootings, thousands of former Trump supporters shared why they broke ranks, describing fear, regret, and a political awakening.
After federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti earlier this month, the political mood in the United States shifted sharply. What followed was not just street protests and public outrage, but something quieter and just as striking: thousands of Americans publicly reconsidering their support for President Donald Trump.
That reckoning played out on Reddit, where one user asked a simple question that quickly exploded across the platform: “Anyone who used to support Trump and has changed their mind over the last few weeks? What made you change?”
Within two days, nearly 7,000 people responded.
Many cited the deaths of Good and Pretti as a breaking point. A Minneapolis resident who said they had voted for Trump three times wrote that watching the administration’s response to Pretti’s killing “made me wake up to what’s really happening.” Others said the expanded role of Immigration and Customs Enforcement felt less like immigration enforcement and more like intimidation.
Several commenters described personal fear replacing political abstraction. One woman, a naturalized U.S. citizen, said she supported Trump for years until violence in her city made her fear she could be detained despite her citizenship. Another poster, who is South Asian, explained that their partner now worries about them leaving the house alone because federal agents have been spotted nearby. “Not because I’d be alone,” they wrote, “but because I’m not white.”
Others pointed to moments they once brushed off but now see as part of a pattern. Some cited Trump’s public ridicule of allies, threats of annexation, and talk of a third term. Others mentioned tariffs that raised prices, hostility toward Ukraine’s president, and mocking plaques installed beneath portraits of past presidents inside federal buildings.
A self-described conservative wrote that they still believe in “Make America Great Again” ideals but cannot support “the weaponization of the federal government against American citizens” or any attempt to defy the Constitution. Another former supporter said they avoided watching footage of January 6 for years, convinced it was exaggerated. Seeing events unfold now, they admitted, forced them to confront how deeply misinformation shaped their views.
Family dynamics surfaced repeatedly. One commenter described awkward holiday dinners after confronting relatives who only recently expressed outrage over Trump’s rhetoric. Another said a longtime neighbor finally turned after watching unedited videos of federal agents killing Pretti. “Fox News didn’t get to him first,” they wrote. “That made the difference.”
What united many responses was not a sudden shift leftward, but disillusionment. Posters described themselves as moderates, conservatives, veterans, and lifelong Republicans who felt the country they believed in was slipping away. One former service member wrote that Trump’s America “is not the America I took an oath to defend,” calling the moment embarrassing and deeply unsettling.
While online conversations do not always reflect broader voter behavior, the sheer volume and emotional intensity of the responses stood out. They offered a raw snapshot of how violence, fear, and personal proximity can shatter political loyalty in ways years of debate never did.
Anyone who used to support trump and has changed their mind over the last few weeks? What made you change?
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