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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Thursday, May 21, 2026

CNN's Erin Burnett on Wednesday expressed her astonishment at a die-hard Donald Trump supporter's admission about how he is making ends meet amid the cost-of-living crisis that has been made worse by the president's Iran war. Then he revealed one particular tactic to save cash: "Cook. Fast. Me and my wife have been, you know, fasting. And it's like a lot of benefits. And including one of those benefits is saving money on groceries."

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Nothing makes me happier than waking up every morning and seeing my local rural Texas MAGA on the Facebook community groups begging for side jobs or help because they can't afford gas/diesel, food, rent/mortgage, or healthcare.

"We used to get food stamps but we don't get them no more. Trying to feed my kids. Any help is appreciated! God bless"

"Looking for any type of work. yard work, house cleaning, anything. Need to feed my family."

"Looking for a landlord that will work with my wife and I and our kids. 2 bedroom. We can pay $500 a month."

The best is the idiot lady down the street proudly displaying her Trump flag from her 40 year old trailer with plywood floors, no heat or ac, and 3 kids. She can't get food stamps because of the waiting list. And she can't get a job because daycare is more expensive than the $12 an hour local jobs pay. I gave her a heater last year when it was 10 degrees. She apparently sold it to pay for food last fall.

A local gas station posted a job for $10 an hour being a cashier. Lots of people complained. They had over 100 applicants.

The local food bank is out in hours.

And now the city medical center is cutting back services so all these old people are having to go 40 miles to the nearest medical center. They are literally begging for rides online.

#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-05-21 12:32 PM | Reply

Bah. That's rookie stuff. DON'T BREATHE.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-21 12:38 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

The local food bank is out in hours.

#1 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT

If you can think back to the last time Trump forced Americans into food banks (COVID)---

Trump absolutely loathes food banks.

He wants us to starve, uh, fast.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-21 12:40 PM | Reply

#3 Zed makes a sharp point when he states, "If you can think back to the last time Trump forced Americans into food banks (COVID)---"

100% correct, Zed!



#4 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-21 01:30 PM | Reply

Unlike the first time when the Great Depression swept across the US evenly, G.D. 2.0 is settling over America in splotches, first appearing in rural areas, the Rust Belt, and Red States.

In upstate NYS I saw a child working in a McDonald's (I frequent the Mac Shacks for coffee, smokes, and latrine).

More people will be selling blood or plasma to make ends meet and businesses are cutting corners to survive.

At a fast food chain I ordered a meal for $15 or $17 and the plate was all "filler" and garnish with a tablespoon of cold slaw in a tiny white cup.

Houses are selling at dirt cheap prices too: www.reddit.com

~50m north of Albany, a NYS Trooper told me he was so happy to pass the academy and get a steady job. A former construction worker, he was in his 30s and married when he took the test.

When driving around upstate NYS, one notices more prisons than hospitals.

Both are probably the best employment opportunities in hard times.

Upstate NY is also MAGA territory and their economy is hit by less Canadians coming down to spend their money.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-21 03:54 PM | Reply

-(I frequent the Mac Shacks for coffee, smokes, and latrine).

smokes?

#6 | Posted by eberly at 2026-05-21 04:01 PM | Reply

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