'Getting what they deserve': Progressives urged to resist gloating at latest MAGA panic
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'Getting what they deserve': Progressives urged to resist gloating at latest MAGA panic

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The Washington Post over the weekend reported that some people who voted for President-elect Donald Trump are worried that their own government benefits could be on the chopping block now that he's heading back to the White House. MSNBC columnist Hayes Brown has noticed a good deal of schadenfreude about these reports from Trump critics — but he's urging people on the left to resist the temptation to relish MAGA fans' misery. The schadenfreude that others are feeling or anticipating seems as hollow as the beliefs that Trump supporters projected onto him. Brown rejected arguments that Trump supporters had no agency in making their decisions and he acknowledges the temptation to simply mock them for their poor decisions.

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'Could get bad': Columnist warns frustrated MAGA is going rogue as it sees Trump backtrack
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'Could get bad': Columnist warns frustrated MAGA is going rogue as it sees Trump backtrack

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