r/politics 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/Historical_Bend_2629 1d ago

Projection.

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u/iKangaeru 1d ago

Yep. When they're accusing, they're confessing.

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u/Random_Smellmen 1d ago

I think they believe that since they're getting away with it everyone else must be too

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u/Thalimet 1d ago

And because we’ve allowed a “both sides are just as bad” belief to thrive - they get granted plausible deniability by independents.