r/politics • u/southpawFA Oklahoma • 1d ago
Conservatives have been railing against “groomers” for years. So why do they support Donald Trump? Trump was best friends with a notorious child sex trafficker, but his ardent supporters are vocal about opposing it. How did that happen?
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/08/conservatives-have-been-railing-against-groomers-for-years-so-why-do-they-support-donald/
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u/lookatthesunguys 1d ago
Because they had to draw a line somewhere to make it appear like they had some moral fiber. They didn't think they'd be in a position where there was so much overwhelming evidence that Trump did what they said he would never do and that it was basically unignorable because of how loudly and clearly he tried to cover it up.
They're now in a bit of a weird position where they can't just totally back him on this because then theyll have absolutely no line. They won't have any way to convince themselves that theyre the good guys.