The Daily Blast: A MAGA Voter’s Viral Takedown of Trump’s Racism Cuts Deep: “Pathetic!”

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

After Donald Trump posted a viciously racist meme depicting the Obamas as apes, a self-identified three-time Trump voter called in to C-Span and unloaded. He described the meme as an “embarrassment to our country,” apologized for backing Trump, called out his lying and bribe-taking, and ripped him as “rotten” and “pathetic.” This comes after many Republicans condemned the post, leading the White House to take it down and blame an unnamed staffer for it. We think all this captures a newfound Trump-MAGA weakness in the culture. So we talked to New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard, author of a great new piece on the waning of Trump-MAGA’s cultural dominance. We discuss how formidable Trump-MAGA’s cultural relevance looked in 2024, why it has waned, how ICE has turned the culture against MAGA on a deep level, and what it all says about the future of MAGA and our country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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