There's Something Weird Happening With Some Trump Supporters — And It Might Piss You Off

In the aftermath of the shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, there’s been a noticeable shift in attitudes among Americans.

The New York Times published an op-ed titled “The Resistance Libs Were Right.” Even Joe Rogan — widely credited as a podcasting ambassador who helped usher in the second Trump administration — has recently stepped back his more vocal support, culminating in asking, “Are we really going to be the Gestapo?” earlier this month.

This comes alongside a new Quinnipiac University poll that found that the majority of voters (53%) thought the shooting was “unjustified” and 57% of voters disapprove of “the way U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, is enforcing immigration laws.” There’s also been an uptick in anecdotal stories of individuals “leaving MAGA” online and off, paired with some surveys finding that fewer people are self-identifying as full-blown MAGA.

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Getty Images/Huffpost Amid the killing of Renee Nicole Good and the increased presence of ICE in Minnesota, a lot of the people who said those "resisting" were "overreacting" are changing their tune.

It’s a weird time for the individuals who have been vocally raising alarms since the previous Trump administration — and labelled “deranged” for it — who have the uncomfortable reality of being as unsurprised as they are horrified.

When it sure seems like your worst political anxieties came true ...

“When people ring alarm bells about the danger they see and others dismiss those fears, it can lead to increased feelings of despair, hopelessness and loneliness,” Melissa S. Tihinen, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in New Jersey, told HuffPost.

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The feeling that you “predicted” things getting this tumultuous is highly isola