Donald Trump’s failures on “kitchen-table†issues like gas and egg prices may finally be waking Americans up to his deeper project: building a police state to remain in power. Even in deep-red Montana, where Trump won by nearly 20 points, attitudes are shifting—and I spoke with Ryan Busse, former Democratic nominee for governor, about what that means for the rest of the country.
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Montana, being a red state, doesn't have a resilient economy. It relies on agriculture on some specific crops. when Europe decide to tariff America, they target the weak red state, which unfortunately includes Montana. that is why they are angry with Trump.
Thing is they still won't see the effect till they fill it those are the people who need to know the pain is a direct result of The Trump Gang attacking the Democratic policy and there is only 1 way to get those policy's back
Montana is full of people who don't want the Federal Gov't to have too much power. For them to support trump is INSANE
I am a Montanan and am proud of Busse.
Like rats on a sinking ship, once the water gets high enough, they will drown each other for one last breath.
You’re right: the American people did not vote for this. Do not be plagued by the question, “Why did the American people vote for this man?“ They did not vote for him… ever. The evidence indicates that the Trump campaign, with the help of Russia, has been aggressively rigging US elections since 2016. If we stop to think about this for a single moment, Donald Trump could not pass the vetting process to become a manager of a McDonald’s, so how on Earth could such a man become a political party’s presidential candidate? The answer is that this particular man came with an assurance that a foreign power could support a widespread effort to manipulate the US election system. Read the Steele Dossier, the Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections report by the ODNI, the Mueller Report, and then take a look at the work of @smartelections , @electiontruthalliance , and @the.common.coalition . The evidence is public, but it lacks a legitimate government agency to act upon it.
Absolutely.
tRUMP IS A LOSER. WE DON'T WANT IT.
This is way worse than I imagined. The scary part is that some of the damage already done maybe irreversible. Help!
As a lifetime Montanan, I just do not understand how we have MAGAt Senators and Reps, but then I look at my life here and it has a history of people voicing hate and one upsmanship. FAFO!
Trump supporters created a monster.
Its not our fault we have stupid and uninformed voters. Montana deserves the impact all across their state. Enjoy…
I voted for you! Run again! I’ll vote for you again!
These red states voted for everything they are going to get. They were happy to see the others hurt but not them. I truly believe this country is going to have to suffer very hard times before they see who he is. I'm tired of helping those that want others hurt. I'll pocket my money, live in my (paid off house) and wait until he takes their guns. President Miller will go after guns when the good ole boys get mad.
Canada here. There is something very important that the American people had better keep in mind. When Team Trump goes down, and they are going down, someone is going to have to fix all the damage they did. That is going to hurt, and I mean really hurt. It will hurt all of America, and it will take a very long time. Like recovering in a hospital burn ward after surviving a house fire. Don't think for a second that getting rid of Trump will immediately fix everything. The damage he has done will last for decades, if not permanently. Americans right now can look forward to spending the rest of their lives doing damage control, possibly into the next generation. And it won't matter what party is in charge, you're going to be stuck with the bill.
Trump has effectively erased America as you know it. Good luck rebuilding, you're going to need it.
Percentages do not matter. Too little too late.
Montanan here. Montana is not a "deep red" states. We switch back and forth between Democratic and Republican state administrations. We've sent many notable Democrats to Congress. We sent the first woman to Congress in the 1930s. Her name was Jeanette Rankin. This isn't Montucky. We're very different from the surrounding states of Idaho, Wyoming, and North Dakota.
Thank you for airing Busse's voice. He is a light in the wilderness and his book, "Gunfight", is very eye-opening.
Not to say such for farmers and ranchers!
I'm from Montana and didn't vote for the POS!
FDJT from Montana!
Maybe the "casual voters"will stay home..
Didn't Montana residence go to Trups rallies.
Unfortunately, they think they have outsmarted their voters, because the real Media cuts won’t hit until after the election 😮😢
100% BLUE in 2026.
I believe main media is the problem. Thus man listens to his maker.
This republican did NOT vote Trump twice & held my nose the 1st time I did. I'm voting straight democrat til sanity returns. Time to fly the upside down distress Americsn Flag – before hr replaces it with his MUG.
Montana. A few states away. Ask the farmers what they think.
I moved to Montana 30+years ago and it was not a deep red state. Democrats and republicans were both elected to office and character mattered in those candidates
Gas in north eastern Washington…$4.19! The husband and I are both retired. We live off of social security. For the fist time in my adult life I am picking up items in the grocery store (even in Walmart) and putting items back due to the prices! Trump and his minions have not helped us at all! And, our hospital is probably closing!!! And, our pharmacy closed! I am so over his bullshit and NOTHING being done.
look MAGA would still vote for Trump. They are a lost cause. I'd like to say they are stupid but they are mostly just gullible and mean.
The genocide turned off huge numbers of voters, we do not support it.
Afterall the childish outbursts, bailouts & bankruptcies, lies & grifts that benefit no one but him, anyone willing to fall for his crap enough to vote for him the second time get what they deserve. So bend over and take it red states. This is what you voted for.
The problem with Democrats is they're anti gun, anti free speech for conservatives, and they make things racial and gender issues when they really aren't necessary, on the other hand Trump isn't really a Republican he was a Democrat in the 90's that's why he has no problem entertaining gun bans, and letting the national guard play police both parties are working together to ruin a free country it's us who need to become more proactive we continue to allow this stuff by doing nothing about it every regulation becomes a law eventually and it's because we're dumb enough to follow it right now they're trying to ban loud music, weapons, bicycles, and loitering at the public parks in my opinion my neighborhood should be going out of their way to break those rules before they become law none of those activities leave victims nor are they criminal acts in the state of North Dakota
Very true wake up montana 😢
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Montana hasn't learned from the Copper Kings and Robber Barons. Time to send Daines and Zinke packing in 2026.
Thanks Ken!
Egg n ass wipe prices table issues
The MAGA plan is to make farmers go broke so that MAGA corporate friends can buy the farms.
Problem is if they lay the blame everything on Trump you are missing everything. Trump is president but he can’t do what he’s doing without a lot of help. Every republican representative is also to blame and the next republican representative will be the same if not worse. It’s not just trump it’s the entire party all representative democrats and republicans need to be replaced with the exception of a few.
Montana was absolutely purple until magatts.
I don't want politicians who curse and throw a fit. Being natural, yes, but that doesn't have to include bad or childish behavior. I for one am sick of that type of behavior.
The FAFO crowd.