'It’s just insane': Three-time Trump voter unloads over soaring costs

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 2, 2026 · 5m

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AlterNet reports that Bethany Lnenicka, a 41-year-old small-farm operator in Fairfax, Iowa, who voted for Donald Trump three times, said rising grocery and household costs have left her disappointed with his second term. She had expected conditions resembling his first term but said they had not improved much and that income was not keeping pace with expenses.

An AP-NORC poll of 2,140 adults conducted September 24–28 found that 17 percent approved of Trump’s handling of living costs and 26 percent approved of his handling of the economy. About 65 percent blamed his policies more…