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These Young Trump Voters Have MAJOR Buyer’s Remorse (w/ Rachel Janfaza) | Focus Group

2026-06-13 News & Politics
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Gen Z swung hard for Trump in 2024. Now his approval with them is under 30%. What happened, and what does this generation’s mix of political views (especially on the war in the Middle East) mean for 2026? Bulwark contributor Rachel Janfaza is back on the pod to discuss. Plus: Sarah has some opinions about Gen Z’s new social habits, and we get into how AI is quietly destroying the entry-level job market — including, yes, applications to scoop ice cream. show links: Rachel Janfaza: Are lines the new third space? (https://www.theupandup.us/p/community-commodified-lines-third-space-gen-z) Rachel Janfaza: I Applied to 70 Jobs: Meet the Class of 2026 (https://www.theupandup.us/p/class-of-2026-job-gen-z-market-application-maxxing-ai-claude-chatgpt) Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@deanwhittle2669 2026-06-13

Every damn time I hear someone say I'm concerned about the budget so I'm a Republican... I want to break something

403 14 replies
@BigNoseDog 2026-06-13

I made a lot of dumb decisions when I was in my 20s. But even then, I knew better than to support fascism and white supremacy. I really don't care if these people regret their decision to vote for Trump. There was absolutely no excuse to do so.

390 60 replies
@davidcroslin5753 2026-06-13

What is moderate about voting for Trump? It was a campaign of hatred.

380 30 replies
@kginoregon8550 2026-06-13

Trump didn't "let you down". He doesn't care about you at all. He defrauded you. On purpose. Because he sees you as a 'thing' to be used and duped for his own purposes.

336 21 replies
@DiverseDalliance786 2026-06-13

These young adults voted for the person that caused the Jan 6 insurrection. Yet people are supposed to give them the benefit of the doubt of not knowing better! That alone was enough not to vote for him

160 21 replies
@dorothyjohnson4537 2026-06-13

I hope more young people wake up. Trump used them, lied to them, then screwed them. As he said “I do not care about you, I only want your vote.”

100 13 replies
@michaelbinroth1537 2026-06-13

This young lady is amazing. Well thought out well spoken. Very present. Love it!

93 2 replies
@rachelmichele12 2026-06-13

Jesus H Roosevelt Christ! This whole I’m not voting until things change philosophy is ridiculous. Wake Up! If you’re not voting, you’re letting someone else make life choices for you. You’re never going to find a politician who ticks all your boxes. But if you sit home and pretend elections are useless and beneath, you may wind up in a world where you don’t get to choose anything in life.

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@filmfreak3000 2026-06-13

All of these people saw Jan 6th happen. Anyone that didn’t do everything in there power to keep Trump from regaining power after that is either a moron or a traitor

78 6 replies
@matthewparker9323 2026-06-13

Could we please as a nation start teaching these young people civics they have absolutely no clue what pluralism even means

29 1 replies

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