The Trump Voters Who Don't Believe Trump
Briefly

Many Trump supporters are willing to overlook his bombastic promises, believing he won’t follow through on his extreme rhetoric, providing him a reverse benefit of the doubt.
Despite Trump’s history of pushing autocratic measures, some supporters rationalize his potential return to power with the belief that most of his extreme plans will remain unexecuted.
While Trump has made alarming promises about purging government and extrajudicial actions, many believe this rhetoric was merely bluster rather than imminent policy.
Trump’s public addresses reflect a paradoxical connection with supporters who thrill at his extremes yet concurrently assume that his most radical claims will not materialize.
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