These are the voices of Americans suffering under Trump’s reckless agenda. They’re not speaking out because it’s easy. They’re doing it because it’s necessary.
My daughter with Down syndrome is at greater risk
“Donald Trump is the biggest threat to veterans alive today”
“I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.”
I was shot by ICE for playing my guitar at a protest.
I ride around on my scooter documenting ICE’s abuses.
ICE arrested me on my way to volleyball practice.
Living under ICE occupation is like living in a war zone.
I’m fighting Trump and ICE with my music.
I had never been to a protest until ICE invaded my city.
“An experiment to highlight humanity”
ICE agents are terrorizing my community, and scaring away my customers.
“Dire times for Main Street USA.”
“They do not care about the families in rural areas.”
My friends are fleeing to Canada.
“There is no question in my mind that we are going to be a poorer and a sicker country.”
Price increases from suppliers by 10% to 25%
“ These infuriating policies will do nothing but make America sick and poor again.”
Tariffs have cost me $60K — and that number is going to triple.
The American dream is becoming harder for people like me.
Trump is screwing over the American farmer.
“ These policies have really challenged us in the public health realm.”
“Groceries are sky high.”
Government should not set us up to fail.
“The prices in the grocery store have gone sky-high.”
“He isn’t doing anything.”
“Everything’s up under Trump.”
I was arrested for peacefully protesting.
“‘I just didn’t think a sweet little business like yours would be impacted.'”
“We have a tight margin in the best of times.”
The White House censored my art.
“Tariffs are definitely causing a problem.”
“One thing after another.”
“Squeeze from every angle.”
“There’s no foot traffic to speak of.”
I had to choose between buying food and paying rent.
“This regime is a recipe for disaster.”
ICE arrested me for playing music at a protest.
“I am a fifth-generation Colombian coffee grower.”
ICE attacked me and put me in the hospital, even though I’m disabled.
I watched ICE arrest my fellow pastors.
“At least a third of our staff uses Medicare or Medicaid.”
“People right now are spending less money.”
“ The tariffs impact all of my input materials.”
“Because of the tariffs, I’ve had to go and take loans.”
“We have a tight margin in the best of times.”
ICE’s actions are antithetical to the teachings of Jesus.
Trump censored my painting for being too “woke.”
Donald Trump is censoring artists like me.
As a minister, I witnessed ICE’s full brutality.
“We have to fend for ourselves.”
“Come back as often as you need.”
I called the VA suicide hotline and got a busy signal
Trump’s cuts to Noaa are dangerous
The toy industry is getting crushed
“Giving them a meal and loving them through that.”
“How can we let this happen in this country?”
“I don’t know what they’re doing to help small businesses.”
I’m a pastor. ICE attacked me anyway.
“It feels like a game to the administration, and we are just pawns.”
“I lost my job.”
“We are really struggling to keep certain items in stock.”
“My whole family has been affected.”
“Hope is not a good business plan.”
Trump cut health care for my disabled children.
“He’s gone back on his word.”
Scientific research made America great.
ICE shot me with pepper balls then arrested me—for peacefully protesting.
“It felt very unsafe to stay in the United States.”
“We have been impacted by tariffs since day one.”
“We can’t win.”
My son and I could lose our Medicaid.
“What really concerns me is the loss of our freedoms that we as Americans have fought so hard for.”
“It’s very hard for mom and pop restaurants.”
“Trump has done more damage than good.”
“It’s messed with our spending habits.”
“The person who pays the tariffs is us.”
“They’re just trying to make everyone live in fear.”
“We’re already working on such small margins.”
“We’re here to do the work. We want to do the work.”
Tariffs are the biggest issue we’re facing.
I voted for Trump three times, but he’s hurting Americans like me.
I was born into a free country and I’d rather die in a free country.
I closed my business after 44 years.
“I was laid off from my job because of his tariffs.”
“I eat a lot of hamburger because that’s about the only thing I can afford.”
Anti-DEI rhetoric robbed me of my career
My food stamps don’t cover my groceries anymore
“What does it mean when the urgent care facilities are closed down?”
“We’ve had to eliminate free shipping and discounts.”
“Coffee prices are already through the roof.”
“I keep getting poorer and poorer.”
“ Enough is enough.”
“he’ll end up killing me”
“Constant chaos”
“ I’ve had probably 10 appointments canceled just this year alone.”
“ Trump admires dictators and shits all over the veterans.”
Doge cut my job and healthcare
Higher prices hurt my family
Trump cut pancreatic cancer research
Food prices are out of control
He got a ballroom instead of caring for vets
“The cost of living is atrocious”
Prices are not coming down
“ Meat prices are exorbitant”
“President Trump is completely out of touch with working class Americans”
Prices are too high
I’m terrified of this administration.
Trump raised my grocery bill and my insurance premium.
We need to be able to plan
“I have worked my whole life for this money”
Groceries are too expensive.
“Our sales have gone down tremendously”
“ I can hardly afford to buy eggs.”
“ People are going to die.”
“People can’t pay their mortgages”
Tariffs make business impossible
My grocery bill has doubled
“SNAP saved my life”
Tariffs are killing my small business
“If Medicaid stops, I don’t know what I will do.”
We are ceding space dominance
“Americans are gonna lose access to lifesaving technology”
Everything costs more
“They’re just simply dangerous”
Trump is creating fear in the federal workforce
We provided disaster relief, Trump canceled our program
“A nightmare for parents like me”
Congress slashed research on Lyme disease
Trump lied about social security
Fired for speaking out
Cuts to radio funding make people less safe
Funding cuts leave my students behind
They treated us as if we were nothing
“Trump is destroying America.”
Funding cuts hurt my students
My coffee has doubled in price
Grocery prices are through the roof
The Trump administration has been utterly destructive
It doesn’t matter where, everything is more expensive
We are dedicated to our community and now our future is uncertain
“It’s hard for us to buy regular food”
“I’m not supposed to be fighting for simple things”
It’s absolutely terrifying
“I have a future of an incurable disease”
My mother cannot access essential services
My husband just wants to continue to serve his country
People and communities will suffer because Trump cut our funding
My whole family has been impacted
“Prices of groceries have gone up”
Trump is actively taking away research that could save my vision
Companies aren’t paying the tariffs, we are
Cuts to Medicaid are closing rural hospitals
The SAVE plan was just a little bit of hope, now Trump is going to let it die
“I was fired for performance—right after a promotion and a bonus”
Without medical research, I am at risk of death
Trump’s cuts changed my education
I’m unemployed for the first time in my life
Trump does not care about my family
“Taking benefits away from veterans is absolutely unacceptable”
“It’s sad for America”
“These tariffs don’t do us any favors”
Donald Trump is destroying my shot at the American Dream
“All our orders for future products were canceled”
I can’t afford my medication
Gutting scientific research will hurt the future
Tariffs forced me to close my storefront
Trump has turned his back on veterans
Trump cut cancer research for my daughter
“ I’m inches away from being homeless”
“The Trump administration has absolutely devastated my life”
I have cancer, Trump cut research
Trump might target my community
“Trump is just ruining my life”
“I have lost 80% of my revenue”
Groceries and gas cost too much
Trump cuts are harming my union
I am worried for my students
My medication costs $150,000 a year
“I lost my job”
I’m a veteran. I’m a small business owner, I feel abandoned
Tariffs have been devastating for agriculture
My monthly loan payments are unaffordable
Despite our stellar outcomes, we’re being defunded
I lost my job because of Trump.
I don’t know what’s worse: deportation or being afraid to speak out against it
“It made me question whether my name was next”
“There’s a shell shock for the business community”
Healthcare shouldn’t depend on politics
“I’m a mom-and-pop business, not a billionaire”
Business dried up
Our business has been cut in half because of the tariffs
I don’t even know if my job will still be there tomorrow
It’s hurting my ability to care for patients
Forest Service cuts stopped my book sales
It’s a full-time job just to protect my brother’s care
The threat of deportation is harming my students’ ability to learn
I can’t afford groceries
My husband’s disability claim was denied
Work opportunities are hard to find
Trump’s tariffs are destroying the trucking industry
I’m a merchandiser, and tariffs are making business dry up
“ There’s no upside to this administration”