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# Leaving MAGA

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- [Trump just called voters “backwards and poor”](https://leavingmaga.org/trump-just-called-voters-backwards-and-poor/) - Recent polling has found that a vast majority of Americans oppose AI data centers in their communities. This opposition holds across the political spectrum. People do not want noisy, polluting, energy-intensive, unsightly data center buildings in their neighborhoods. They certainly don’t want these data centers constructed without their permission. Yet Donald Trump — ever the friend to big
- [27 states down, 23 to go](https://leavingmaga.org/27-states-down-23-to-go/) - 27 states. More than halfway to our goal. We’ve now put up — or signed paperwork to put up — billboards in 27 of 50 states nationwide. From Florida, right outside Mar-a-Lago, to Austin, on the route Joe Rogan takes to work every day, to deep red target states like Tennessee, South Carolina, Montana, and Idaho, we’re leaving
- [Gen Z is ready to leave MAGA — here's proof](https://leavingmaga.org/gen-z-is-ready-to-leave-maga-heres-proof/) - Gen Z helped elect President Trump. Now, they’re regretting it. 42% of Gen Z turned out for Trump and MAGA in 2024. It wasn’t a majority, but it was a shock — MAGA had gained ground with a notoriously progressive demographic: young people. But the honeymoon is over. 31% of those voters say they regret
- [The Hafraouis were MAGA — then MAGA came for them](https://leavingmaga.org/the-hafraouis-were-maga-then-maga-came-for-them/) - Latif and Sandra Hafraoui used to watch a lot of Newsmax — and only Newsmax. They believed Donald Trump’s claims that everything outside the mainstream media was “fake news.” So they believed Newsmax’s claims that Trump’s deportation agenda was limited: he intended to go after “terrorists,” “drug dealers,” “murderers,” above all, “criminals.” Latif is an
- [25 states down, 25 to go!](https://leavingmaga.org/25-states-down-25-to-go/) - We’re halfway there! Just this past week, we inked the contract on a billboard going up in Greenville, South Carolina. That billboard will be up next month. South Carolina will be the 25th state to host a Leaving MAGA billboard — putting us halfway to our goal of putting up billboards in all 50 states nationwide! HELP US
- [We the taxpayers are paying millions for Trump’s home renovations](https://leavingmaga.org/we-the-taxpayers-are-paying-millions-for-trumps-home-renovations/) - From day one, Trump claimed that it was him — not the US taxpayer — who would be paying for his White House renovations. But the truth is out: these vanity projects carry a staggering $927 million price tag, with hundreds of millions made available through National Park Service-related accounts for work on the White House
- [Trump just said this about canceling the midterm elections](https://leavingmaga.org/trump-just-said-this-about-canceling-the-midterm-elections/) - Donald Trump may be about to subvert the 2026 midterm elections — he said so himself. Earlier this week, far-right host Wayne Allyn Root suggested to Trump that he could declare a national security emergency to seize control of the elections. Trump refused to rule it out. “Because it’s so hard to get the Senate to do anything,”
- [America is fed up](https://leavingmaga.org/america-is-fed-up/) - “Food is getting outrageous.” “Rent’s going up, gas is going up, groceries are going up…we’re barely scraping by.” “You can’t afford to breathe at this point.” Three different Trump voters speaking with MS NOW this past week shared their thoughts about the affordability crisis amidst rising costs across the board. One voter went on to
- [Trump is losing the working class with 89 days to go](https://leavingmaga.org/trump-is-losing-the-working-class-with-89-days-to-go/) - “The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump.” That’s the headline The New York Times is running as we enter August with just 90 days left to Election Day. Two years ago, Trump consolidated a broad swath of working-class voters who believed he would address issues like inflation and rising gas prices. Instead, he’s done the opposite. Costs are soaring
- [Fewer than 100 days left until the 2026 midterms](https://leavingmaga.org/fewer-than-100-days-left-until-the-2026-midterms/) - We’ve got less than 100 days until the 2026 midterm elections. 96 days, to be exact. And in those 96 days, Leaving MAGA is going to work to help as many potential Trump doubters as possible walk away from MAGA. Our only limit will be the resources we’re bringing to this fight. FUEL OUR OUTREACH
- [We put Leaving MAGA in Times Square](https://leavingmaga.org/we-put-leaving-maga-in-times-square/) - We’ve got incredible news. How about I show, rather than tell? The 30-second spot runs six times an hour, 20 hours a day, through July 31. The Lincoln Project lent us the space because they believe in what Leaving MAGA is building: a way out for people ready to leave. It’s so incredible to see
- [Help us bring our message to the MAGA midterm convention](https://leavingmaga.org/help-us-bring-our-message-to-the-maga-midterm-convention/) - Sometimes all it takes is one sign, in the right place, to make someone in MAGA stop and question everything they’ve been told. That’s why we’ve been so strategic about where we put our billboards up. We’ve targeted red and purple areas — places where those who believed in MAGA once but are starting to
- [Republicans are charging $250,000 to attend their own party](https://leavingmaga.org/republicans-are-charging-250000-to-attend-their-own-party/) - The Republican Party has made a seemingly odd decision: to hold a National Midterm Convention. Typically, party conventions are held only during Presidential election years. So why break with tradition now? You already guessed it — this has nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with Trump’s ego and his party’s addiction to
- [Someone in Tennessee is having doubts right now](https://leavingmaga.org/someone-in-tennessee-is-having-doubts-right-now/) - Our first Tennessee billboard is up and running along Nashville’s busy Interstate 40. And it’s already making headlines in the state: The Tennessean ran a long feature about it, and outlets across the state picked up the story, from The Jackson Sun to the Commercial Appeal in Memphis. We’re planning more billboards across the state, including in central Tennessee — deeper
- [Leaving MAGA on Morning Joe!](https://leavingmaga.org/leaving-maga-on-morning-joe/) - Leaving MAGA has been in the news nonstop these last few weeks — and it’s all thanks to you! Most recently, you may have spotted us on Morning Joe on MS NOW. Clips from our panel interview have also aired on several other MS NOW shows. On Morning Joe, panelists spoke about their experiences with MAGA, with one
- [America deserved better than Trump on her 250th birthday](https://leavingmaga.org/america-deserved-better-than-trump-on-her-250th-birthday/) - The Fourth of July has always been a time of unity. A time for all Americans, from all backgrounds, and from every political background, to come together and celebrate our Independence Day. It’s never been politicized like it was on Saturday, leaving many in our country feeling alienated and excluded. That’s exactly what Trump’s America
- [The Fourth of July belongs to all of us](https://leavingmaga.org/the-fourth-of-july-belongs-to-all-of-us/) - The Fourth of July has never been a partisan holiday. The Fourth has always been a time of national unity and pride — a time when Democrats and Republicans put aside their differences to celebrate the history of our great nation. President Obama never stood on stage and declared that the Fourth was somehow a celebration of
- [Katy Tur just aired our story](https://leavingmaga.org/katy-tur-just-aired-our-story/) - Weeks ago, an NBC News correspondent flew down to Florida to sit with five of us from Leaving MAGA — former Trump supporters — and record nearly three hours of conversation. We told him why we joined, why we left, and what our lives look like now. Now, Katy Tur has aired it. Every person who’s
- [We’ve come so far — let’s finish the job](https://leavingmaga.org/weve-come-so-far-lets-finish-the-job/) - Just a few months ago, we had a wild idea. What if we could blanket the country with Leaving MAGA billboards? What if we could bring our message right into the heart of MAGA country? Back then, we weren’t even sure what those billboards would say. But we got to work. Our chosen message ended up
- [Leaving MAGA is on MS NOW — take a look](https://leavingmaga.org/leaving-maga-is-on-ms-now-take-a-look/) - MS NOW recently traveled to Fort Lauderdale to interview Leaving MAGA members and learn more about the work we’ve been doing across America. Then they aired a segment about us across a few different shows. So far, we have been featured on On the Line, Katy Tur, and Ali Velshi. WATCH THE MS NOW SEGMENT Correspondent David Noriega said he
- [One message, fifty states — let's do this](https://leavingmaga.org/one-message-fifty-states-lets-do-this/) - One message. Fifty states. “Having doubts? You’re not alone.” That’s the slogan we’re splashing across billboards all over America, along with the link to our website and the name of our organization — Leaving MAGA. It’s simple. It’s efficient. And it’s effective. Everywhere we’ve deployed this message, we’ve gotten responses. We’ve gotten media attention, viral photos on
- [MAGA controls with fear. We know how to get people out](https://leavingmaga.org/maga-controls-with-fear-we-know-how-to-get-people-out/) - Last night, several Mamdani-endorsed progressive Democrats won their Congressional primaries in New York City. But to hear Fox News tell it, you’d think Stalin himself had marched the Red Army into Times Square and announced the construction of 10,000 gulags — ready and waiting for every registered Republican. Fear, rage, and panic are the beating
- [Tucker Carlson left. He won't be the last. Here's what I know](https://leavingmaga.org/tucker-carlson-left-he-wont-be-the-last-heres-what-i-know/) - Every single one of the top 20 right-wing news websites saw a year-over-year decline in traffic in May 2026. This would have been unthinkable in 2024, when all we heard was that MAGA media was on the rise, which contributed to Donald Trump’s re-election. I used to be one of the people these sites were
- [150,000 Trump voters and 1 billboard — let's go](https://leavingmaga.org/150000-trump-voters-and-1-billboard-lets-go/) - The Villages, a retirement community of about 150,000 people in central Florida, was once called “The New Headquarters for Make America Great Again” by Fox News. Picture golf carts draped in Trump flags rolling through parades, MAGA yard signs that never came down after 2016, and a community so red that in both 2016 and 2020, Trump took
- [The Lincoln Project just had me on their podcast](https://leavingmaga.org/the-lincoln-project-just-had-me-on-their-podcast/) - Recently, I sat down with Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project — and I’ll be honest, my former MAGA self never saw that coming. When I was deep inside MAGA, The Lincoln Project was public enemy number one. Traitors. Sellouts. We despised them for abandoning the Republican Party over Trump. Well, a lot has changed since then.
- [It's up. 3 miles from Mar-a-Lago](https://leavingmaga.org/its-up-3-miles-from-mar-a-lago/) - Trump’s approval just hit a new all-time low of 31%, which is lower than at any point in his first term. I was inside that number for years, so I know what a cracking MAGA base looks like up close: people stop arguing and start wondering if they’re the only one with doubts. They’re not
- [MS NOW asked me why loyal Trump supporters are finally breaking](https://leavingmaga.org/ms-now-asked-me-why-loyal-trump-supporters-are-finally-breaking/) - Leaving MAGA is in the national spotlight — again. I joined MS NOW’s The Weeknight to speak about the cracks forming inside Trump’s base — and why his January 6 slush fund is accelerating the exit from MAGA. Trump isn’t flirting with authoritarianism anymore. He’s all in. I saw where this train was heading years ago. At
- [The most corrupt politician in the country is Trump's guy](https://leavingmaga.org/the-most-corrupt-politician-in-the-country-is-trumps-guy/) - Indicted on securities fraud. Impeached by the Republican-led Texas House. Endorsed by Trump. Ken Paxton has just defeated four-term incumbent John Cornyn to become the Republican nominee for the now-open Texas Senate seat in November. He’ll face off with James Talarico, a widely popular Democrat who looks to have a chance of flipping the seat for the
- [Live with Leaving MAGA/Rich Logis](https://leavingmaga.org/live-with-leaving-maga-rich-logis/) - Thank you The Heckmeister, Teralex 🚫👑’s, Sue F., renée, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.
- [Your tax dollars are paying off the J6 insurrectionists](https://leavingmaga.org/your-tax-dollars-are-paying-off-the-j6-insurrectionists/) - Before Trump returned to office, many J6’ers were in jail. Now they’re in line to get a payout on your dime. Trump’s DOJ has opened a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to reward his allies who stormed the Capitol on his behalf back in 2021 — with no judge and no Congress standing in the
- [MAGA's own youth leaders are done](https://leavingmaga.org/magas-own-youth-leaders-are-done/) - Politico just reported something that stopped me cold: six Turning Point chapter leaders from major swing states are turning on Trump — not casual MAGA fans, but leaders of the youth conservative movement. The Iran War is a big reason why. Trump’s promise to put “America First” and his vow of “no new wars” resonated with Gen Z. Now they’re
- [They want us on their parents’ lawns](https://leavingmaga.org/they-want-us-on-their-parents-lawns/) - Yet another outlet has highlighted Leaving MAGA — this time, BuzzFeed! The platform that highlights viral content. What’s really exciting here are the comments. A simple question about where people would like to see our billboards up next drew so many responses. Ohio is TEETERING. North Carolina is “prime for a flip from purple to blue.”
- [11 states down. 39 to go](https://leavingmaga.org/11-states-down-39-to-go/) - 11 states. That’s where our billboards are booked and going up — with more on the way. A month ago, we had a handful. Today, 11 states. I want all 50 before November. “Having doubts? You are not alone.” That message is now running on commutes in Austin, near Joe Rogan’s house, and soon it
- [ABC27 just asked the White House about us](https://leavingmaga.org/abc27-just-asked-the-white-house-about-us/) - Yesterday, abc27 in Pennsylvania aired a story about our Leaving MAGA billboards. They asked the White House for a statement about us. I spent years inside MAGA. I know how this machine reacts when something starts getting under its skin — and right now, we’re under its skin. And here’s why that matters: for someone
- [Our billboards are going viral — and supporters are making their own signs](https://leavingmaga.org/our-billboards-are-going-viral-and-supporters-are-making-their-own-signs/) - Yesterday, a CBS reporter in Cincinnati called me about signs that appeared overnight in front of Catholic churches across the city — each one with a QR code pointing people to Leaving MAGA. Here’s the thing: I had no idea they were there. We didn’t make them. We didn’t put them up. A stranger did —
- [Trump's coalition is finished. Are we ready?](https://leavingmaga.org/trumps-coalition-is-finished-are-we-ready/) - I just left Denver, and I wasn’t ready to go! The Press Club event brought out folks who were curious, a little bruised by the last few years, and ready to do something about it. The second talk drew another deeply engaged crowd who asked hard, engaging questions. One woman at that second event was
- [The Daily Beast just covered us — and the timing couldn't be better](https://leavingmaga.org/the-daily-beast-just-covered-us-and-the-timing-couldnt-be-better/) - Leaving MAGA has major momentum right now — and Trump is making our case for us. He attacked Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, calling him “weak on crime.” Then he posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ. Even members of his own Religious Liberty Commission called it “entirely inappropriate” and demanded an
- [MAGA support cracked in deep-red Georgia](https://leavingmaga.org/maga-support-cracked-in-deep-red-georgia/) - Last night, a Republican won a dark-red seat in the special election held to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene. No surprise, right? But that’s not the whole story. The rest of the story is that Democrats just posted the largest swing of Trump’s entire second term. In 2024, Trump didn’t just win GA-14. He won it
- [We're taking our billboards national](https://leavingmaga.org/were-taking-our-billboards-national/) - Thanks to you, we met our goal! Two days ago, we told you about our plan to place Leaving MAGA billboards in Palm Beach. We told you that our billboards will be prominently displayed near the airport Trump renamed after himself. The airport he flies into and out of when he visits Mar-a-Lago. We explained
- [Trump renamed the airport. We've got the billboard.](https://leavingmaga.org/trump-renamed-the-airport-weve-got-the-billboard/) - Yesterday, Eric Trump bragged on X: “Palm Beach International Airport is now officially…. ‘President Donald J. Trump International Airport!’” He included a photo of a gold-lettered Trump plane sitting on the tarmac. That’s right, the Florida legislature took precious time and resources to do this, voting 81-30 in favor of the renaming, and now Florida taxpayers
- ["How do you love me if you support people that hate me?"](https://leavingmaga.org/how-do-you-love-me-if-you-support-people-that-hate-me/) - Last week at our event in Delray Beach, a woman walked up to the microphone during the Q&A in front of 300 people to discuss a painful subject: “[My mother] promises she loves me and she wants to change, but she recently told me I have Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The woman said she had a
- [300 people rushed the table](https://leavingmaga.org/300-people-rushed-the-table/) - Last week in Delray Beach, Florida, Leaving MAGA drew one of its largest crowds ever, and when it was over, people rushed the table for books and signatures. A local Indivisible group hosted an evening about Leaving MAGA and my memoir One Betrayal Too Many: Why I Left MAGA, and 300 people showed up. It wasn’t
- [“Apparently, I’m an idiot” — Amanda Robbins is a harbinger of Trump defectors](https://leavingmaga.org/apparently-im-an-idiot-amanda-robbins-is-a-harbinger-of-trump-defectors/) - Three-time Trump voter Amanda Robbins had a few choice words for him: “a worthless pile of s---.” The Pennsylvania resident, in a now-viral NBC News interview, told a reporter, “That was my bad. Apparently, I’m an idiot.” Let that land for a second. This is a woman who voted for Trump three times. And she’s not the only one.
- [I sat down with Adam Kinzinger](https://leavingmaga.org/i-sat-down-with-adam-kinzinger/) - This week, I sat down again with Adam Kinzinger on his podcast — and the conversation was one I won’t forget. WATCH THE PODCAST It’s not just Democrats who want to hear how I fled from MAGA. It’s former MAGA members themselves, independents who’ve wavered between both parties, and Republicans who recognize Trump for the threat he
- [One Betrayal Too Many is now widely available!](https://leavingmaga.org/one-betrayal-too-many-is-now-widely-available/) - By now, you already know the broad outline of my story. How I was once a proud member of MAGA. How I became disillusioned with Trump over time, in part because of the January 6 attacks and his lies about the 2020 election being stolen. Then there was Uvalde. How I founded Leaving MAGA as
- [The NY Post just ran a story about our ‘mysterious’ billboards](https://leavingmaga.org/the-ny-post-just-ran-a-story-about-our-mysterious-billboards/) - The New York Post just ran a story about “mysterious” Leaving MAGA billboards appearing across Pennsylvania. Mysterious. I’ll take it. Someone in Pennsylvania was so moved by our work that they quietly contacted a billboard company, paid for multiple locations, and put them up on their own. WOW! They didn’t ask us for anything — they’re just passionate about
- [Tucker, Megyn, MTG — they're all turning on this war](https://leavingmaga.org/tucker-megyn-mtg-theyre-all-turning-on-this-war/) - No new wars! An end to endless wars! No war with Iran! Donald J. Trump could not have been clearer on the campaign trail. It’s one of the things many people in MAGA loved about Trump. They could look past some of his “indiscretions.” His insults. His racism. His sexism. But when they heard him
- [Katy Tur put me on air — BuzzFeed ran our story](https://leavingmaga.org/katy-tur-put-me-on-air-buzzfeed-ran-our-story/) - The last few days have been a lot — in the best possible way. Yesterday, I joined Katy Tur on MS Now to answer a question that’s defining this political moment: Where do anti-Trump Republicans go from here? My answer was about how MAGA’s greatest fantasy was to “kill off” the Republican party as it was, to take it
- [I wasn't expecting this](https://leavingmaga.org/i-wasnt-expecting-this/) - Over the weekend in Washington, D.C., in front of nearly 1,000 people, I was shocked and honored when Principles First presented me with its 2026 Profile in Courage Award! I share this award with the entire team at Leaving MAGA, and all those brave enough to have followed their values and left Donald Trump behind
- [They're not fighting back. They're sneaking out](https://leavingmaga.org/theyre-not-fighting-back-theyre-sneaking-out/) - As the founder of Leaving MAGA, I’ve seen it all. Everyday Americans — from Florida to Maine, Texas to California — are walking away from Trump one by one. But I never expected this. Now it’s Republican members of Congress who are leaving MAGA. GOP Representative Thomas Massie is already calling it “the retirement caucus”
- [50 years as a Republican. Then he walked away](https://leavingmaga.org/50-years-as-a-republican-then-he-walked-away/) - Gary Kendrick has been a Republican for 50 years. He’s the longest-serving GOP council member in the entire San Diego region — in the deep red territory of El Cajon, California, no less. Last week, he walked into a press conference and said he’s done. “I just can’t stand what the Republican Party has become.” He’s
- [Why Some People Are Still MAGA, Even Now](https://leavingmaga.org/why-some-people-are-still-maga-even-now/) - For seven years, I was a devoted member of the MAGA movement. It gave me something powerful: a sense of belonging, purpose, and moral urgency. I sincerely believed that I was part of a movement trying to save American democracy. I didn’t leave in 2016. Or 2020. Or even immediately after January 6. It took
- [They’re calling it a success](https://leavingmaga.org/theyre-calling-it-a-success/) - Yesterday, Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, said Operation Metro Surge was a success and announced that it’s over. But Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother and poet, is dead. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who cared for veterans, is dead. Both were American citizens. Both were killed by federal immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis. Many
- [Trump voters are defecting over ICE — Carter’s story](https://leavingmaga.org/trump-voters-are-defecting-over-ice-carters-story/) - Carter Brown voted for Donald Trump in 2024. But in 2025, she left MAGA, became a leader of our Leaving MAGA community, and now she’s speaking out. She was featured this week on the New York Times’ podcast, The Daily. Carter talked about her turning point: ICE operations and immigration enforcement. She described feeling “bamboozled” that people are
- [3-time Trump voter apologizes live on C-SPAN](https://leavingmaga.org/3-time-trump-voter-apologizes-live-on-c-span/) - A few days ago, a three-time Trump voter from New Mexico called into C-SPAN. But he wasn’t calling to laud the President, extol the virtues of MAGA, or brag about Trump’s second term. Instead, he angrily tore into Trump — then apologized for ever supporting him. For this caller, his last straw was Trump’s disgusting
- [Even Breitbart is talking about us](https://leavingmaga.org/even-breitbart-is-talking-about-us/) - Leaving MAGA billboards are making headlines. In Pennsylvania, a local man took the initiative to pay for billboards in York, Hanover, and Mechanicsburg. Their message is simple: our website, along with a gentle invitation: Welcome Home. CBS 21 News in Harrisburg ran a story about the billboards. I spoke with them for the piece, explaining both
- [Trump is seizing election ballots](https://leavingmaga.org/trump-is-seizing-election-ballots/) - Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard personally showed up to help raid the election office in Fulton County, Georgia — the county where Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. The county where he was indicted for the attempt. Yes, the nation’s top intelligence official — whose job is protecting America from foreign threats — helped raid
- [‘Completely betrayed’ Trump base is starting to crack](https://leavingmaga.org/completely-betrayed-trump-base-is-starting-to-crack/) - “The biggest rug-pull in history.” Those aren’t our words. That’s Rex, a 55-year-old Trump voter from California. He lost friends because of his vote, and his mother wouldn’t talk to him for a month. But he went all in on Trump — he was going to “drain the swamp” and take down the “Deep State.”
- [Now that I'm out of MAGA, I’m a happier person](https://leavingmaga.org/now-that-im-out-of-maga-im-a-happier-person/) - “Now that I’m out of MAGA, I’m a happier person. I no longer have to hate so many people.” Those words are from Victoria Hurst, who left MAGA in 2022. Tori grew up in poverty. On her 16th birthday, the only thing she asked for was a grilled cheese sandwich. When she was 16, a well-off
- [One year of Trump is enough](https://leavingmaga.org/one-year-of-trump-is-enough/) - It’s been one year since Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term. In that time, he’s fired 317,000 federal employees — people who protected our water, prosecuted corruption, inspected our food, and kept our communities safe. He’s carried out 2.5 million deportations — tearing families apart and terrorizing communities across the country. He’s signed 228 executive orders in just over
- [I knew it was a lie — the GOP knew it was a lie](https://leavingmaga.org/i-knew-it-was-a-lie-the-gop-knew-it-was-a-lie/) - Secret grand jury testimony from Georgia’s election interference case just got unsealed. Republicans who Trump trusted — Lindsey Graham, Brian Kemp, and others — gave testimony under oath in 2022 about what they actually thought. Graham told the grand jury he told Trump “more times than we can count that he fell short” and that “if you told him Martians came and
- [ICE hospitalized a baby with a flash bang](https://leavingmaga.org/ice-hospitalized-a-baby-with-a-flash-bang/) - In Minneapolis this week, an ICE agent fired a flash bang grenade at a van carrying six children. Three of them — including a 6-month-old baby — were hospitalized. The same day, federal agents shot a second person in the city. Trump is now threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy the military against American citizens on
- [Standing on stage in Trump territory](https://leavingmaga.org/standing-on-stage-in-trump-territory/) - Last Tuesday night, I stood on a stage in Boise, Idaho — a blue dot in a state that’s deep in MAGA country — and told the audience that when I was in MAGA, I would have seen every one of them as an existential threat. I apologized. Alongside United Vision for Idaho and voting rights activist Kat
- [Trump threatens 6 countries in one day](https://leavingmaga.org/trump-threatens-6-countries-in-one-day/) - On Saturday, President Trump ordered military strikes against Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Not in response to an attack on America. Not to protect American lives. But because Trump wants the oil. From the horse’s mouth: Since then, Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal charges, the UN condemned the operation as violating international law, and Trump
- [Thank you for your courage](https://leavingmaga.org/thank-you-for-your-courage/) - As 2025 comes to a close, I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being here. Whether you’ve left, you’re having doubts, or you’re trying to reach someone caught up in MAGA — you’re part of something important. This year, we heard from thousands of people. We launched a weekly support group where folks
- [With the Epstein cover-up, Trump has gone too far](https://leavingmaga.org/with-the-epstein-cover-up-trump-has-gone-too-far/) - For many diehard Donald Trump supporters, releasing all the Epstein files was high on their list of priorities. It’s a promise Trump (and Vice President Vance) never shied away from on the campaign trail. He was quick to claim he’d happily release all the information the federal government had about Epstein — every shred of
- [Bizarre Trump behavior, zero results](https://leavingmaga.org/bizarre-trump-behavior-zero-results/) - Day by day, Trump is exhausting the goodwill even his most loyal supporters had for him. This week was a prime example: In a rambling address that pre-empted the Survivor finale for no good reason and broke no real news, Trump insisted the economy is “better than people feel” — as Americans struggle with rising costs of
- [We just crossed $100,000 to help people leave MAGA](https://leavingmaga.org/we-just-crossed-100000-to-help-people-leave-maga/) - In less than a year, something remarkable has happened. Everyday people like you have built Leaving MAGA into a grassroots force. No big checks. No billionaire underwriters. Just thousands of small acts of courage. $101,891.33 raised. 5,460 contributions. Average gift: $18.66 Real people chipping in $10, $18, $25 at a time. This is the opposite
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