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What do Americans expect from the new Trump era?
DW (English)
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1/20/2025
In a swing county of the swing state of Pennsylvania, DW heard what Donald Trump's supporters and critics expect of the next four years.
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I'm hopeful that he will be painfully ineffective. That's my hope.
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I think we need someone tough to run this country.
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These opinions reflect the diverse character of the city.
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In Lancaster, the results between Trump and Harris were very close.
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Here, it is easy to find people with totally different views about the new Trump administration.
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The feeling in this theatre tonight is decidedly negative about the next four years.
00:28
Most of the people here are Democrats. They came to watch a classic movie
00:32
about life and death. Topics that seem to be particularly relevant to them right now.
00:38
Trump being inaugurated again, seeing a movie about
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death seems sort of appropriate.
00:46
He's unpredictable and he does crazy things just to be crazy and, you know, we'll see what happens.
00:53
I'm trying not to be upset with him until he gives me reasons to be upset.
00:56
Obviously, I'm not thrilled with the result of the election.
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Just a few blocks away, at a local gun store, the mood is very different.
01:06
People here are looking forward to the future with Trump.
01:09
We have people that don't like Trump. You don't have to like Trump,
01:12
okay, but he was elected and I think he will be very successful.
01:16
He is the one that's going to best change the world back to what it used to be.
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We're going to have more energy independence.
01:21
We're going to have lower prices and people are going to be able to flourish.
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Some of them can't hide their excitement.
01:27
Oh, I think he's going to kick ass because he's already been in it for
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four years and he knows who to put in and how to grab the wheel.
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But many people here in Lancaster don't want to focus on what divides them politically.
01:42
They want to get along and happily share a drink.
01:45
I actually voted for Trump and then I voted for Biden and I went back to Trump.
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But it was probably one of the hardest decisions I made.
01:54
I campaigned for the Kamala campaign so I'm very disappointed.
01:58
I have many friends who are heartbroken. I care a lot about the environment.
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So whether Republican or Democrat,
02:04
the conversation isn't over and they're not giving up on each other.
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