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FROM NYTIMES ~
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They bend over backward to justify everything Mr. Trump does, largely because they dont believe what anyone in the news media is telling them, except for maybe Fox News.
A prominent businessman here, for example, views the whole fake Russian story as a coup attempt by the media.
A sergeant major in the Iowa National Guard recently overheard a pro-Trump law enforcement friend and me disagreeing about Mr. Trump. He shook his head and smiled, telling me, Well, all I know, Bob, is that my units budget just doubled.
Now, theyre not entirely blind to the damage Mr. Trump is doing to the Republican brand. Democrats are energized, and though Mr. Trumps base is holding, soft Trump voters are slowly sinking his approval numbers. One friend who twice voted for Barack Obama now sees World War III on the horizon and deeply regrets his vote for Mr. Trump.
....more at link
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/opinion/trump-fox-news-media.html?comments#permid=23132619
kentuck
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But here in rural Iowa you might never hear about any of that. What I do hear from my conservative friends most still ardent Trump supporters is a collective yawn at the Washington maelstrom. Few care about his tweets even about Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough and the CNN body slam. The whacking of James Comey? About time. President Obamas appointee anyway. Mr. Trumps asking if Mr. Comey could drop the Michael Flynn investigation? It was a simple question, not obstruction of justice. The Comey testimony? Vindication for Mr. Trump! Mr. Comey is a leaker, he lied under oath, and hes going down. Hell be lucky if he doesnt serve prison time.
No, the big stunner in that testimony was Mr. Comeys statement about former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton thats where the real obstruction of justice lies.
Here, conservatives celebrate the successes in Mr. Trumps short time in office: a conservative Supreme Court justice now seated; Mexico and Canada back to the trading table; red tape cut; the E.P.A. hamstrung; climate change nonsense tossed aside. Its exactly what they elected him to do victory after victory in a bigger battle than just policy, a battle for Americas soul.
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For many conservatives, they support Mr. Trump because hes their de facto leader in a cultural war. Liberals mock Christianity and demean Christian morals. Conservatives respect our police and military, while liberals romanticize street thugs. Conservatives tax dollars help pay for public schools and colleges that indoctrinate liberal values. Out here some conservatives arent even calling them public schools anymore. They call them government schools, as in, We dont want to pay for your damn government schools. Theyre afraid to send their kids to them.