Trump Supporters on What Would Change Their Minds

Last week, I explained how the Trump administration could exceed my expectations and asked Donald Trump supporters to lay down their own markers. What would it take for them to change their minds and stop supporting the president? The first batch of responses included two emails that stood out as particularly useful. Together, they illustrate political challenges that Trump will face as he tries to hold on to the very different sorts of supporters who form his coalition.

Brendan, an immigration hawk from Colorado, represents one part of Trump’s base:

I am a first time voter, 19, and Trump would have to back down on his campaign promises for me to not support him. I am already a bit nervous about some of his cabinet appointments, such as the Goldman Sachs bankers and the establishment neoconservatives like John Bolton he has chosen.

I feel like the wall, and his strong anti-illegal immigration stance, are his signature policy proposals, and. His anti-globalization policies and ideas are very important to my family and I as well.