'I never thought I was going to lose this much money': Trump voter amid tariffs
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'Build your own manufacturing': Trump-voting business owner stung by tariffs savaged after asking for ways to keep company afloat
'Thoughts and tariffs.'
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‘Build your own manufacturing’: Trump-voting business owner stung by tariffs savaged after asking for ways to keep company afloat
‘Thoughts and tariffs.’
Katherine Huggins
Posted on April 11 2025 11:36 am CDT
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A Republican voter who says his small business is being threatened by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China took to TikTok to ask for help—but quickly found little sympathy.
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“All rright I hate asking for help, I’m not asking for any handouts,” the business owner, who goes by @patrihits on TikTok, stated on Thursday. “But I’m a small business owner that is directly being affected by the 104% tariff that has been put on China. I import alloy wheels for cars and I do somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 containers a year, which is a small business in regards to this industry.”
“At 104%, I am absolutely going to implode and will not last six months,” he continued. “So with that said, is there anybody out there that has connections with manufacturing facilities, specifically alloy wheels, either in the United States or outside in these lesser-tariffed countries, like Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand, India? I need to find another source. I’ve emailed a lot of these companies and cannot get a response.”
The. text overlay on the video stated: “I voted for you Trump and now you’re putting me out of business.”
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The video has more than 150,000 views and thousands of comments. The majority of them were far from sympathetic.
“Damn that’s wild because I voted for you to have zero tariffs and a $50K tax break as a small business owner under Kamala,” reads the top comment under the video.
“So I voted for your company and you voted against your company got it,” echoed another commenter whose dig likewise received thousands of likes.
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“Elections have consequences. Enjoy yours,” replied someone else.
Another critic chimed in: “Hope your business has the success you voted for!!”
“You’re gonna have to build your own manufacturing plant buddy,” blasted another TikToker, referencing Trump’s pledge that tariffs would help return manufacturing back to America.
Riffing on a popular Republican saying, a number of commenters offered: “Thoughts and tariffs.”
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The business owner posted a follow-up video Friday, replying to a comment that said “I love this for you,” criticizing the mocking response he was met with.
“Yeah, I voted for Trump, absolutely. Did I know he was going to increase the tariffs? Yes, I did,” he said. “However, I thought that the infrastructure would be set up prior for small business to come back to America and manufacture in America. So to wish ill on someone and to love the fact that they’re suffering, to love the fact that their family is being negatively affected, because I didn’t vote the same way that you did is [expletive] up.”
He went on to explain that he doesn’t judge people based on their politics and has friends across the political spectrum.
“I’m sorry, a lot of you are [expletive] up … I hope you guys can be better people,” he concluded.
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But the comment section again wasn’t in the mood for sympathy.
“I didn’t think the leopard would eat MY face,” wrote one person.
“I’m starting to think this is rage bait because there is no way,” concluded someone else.
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SadimirPutin
Superstar
Both siders are really one siders who revel in contrarianism
Cat piss martini
Veteran
fukk these racist crackas.
Meet the President of American Soybean Association, a 3x Trump voter
Meet the President of American Soybean Association, a 3x Trump voter
Would sell more soy beans if he ate less
1/31
@smalls2672
Lol, "I voted trump."
You know it's funny. I'm not a farmer, but I voted to protect their farms. Too bad they didn't.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1914032266344370176/pu/vid/avc1/576x1024/iQtr3bg0sWChlcSA.mp4
2/31
@MasoPrism
We weren't given a better alternative in the general.
3/31
@smalls2672
Yes you were.
4/31
@JesseSElGran
And what’s really messed up is he would vote for him today if given the opportunity again
5/31
@smalls2672
Definitely
6/31
@dddonnnaaa
Every one of these farmers (especially the ones who voted for trump) should go under. These are the hard lessons everyone needs to learn. Maybe next time they won’t vote for the guy who constantly lies & is corrupt? Now the govt will bail them out, at more costs to us all.
7/31
@smalls2672
I don't think the farmers are gonna get bailed out this time.
I think this administration is all about consolidation.
8/31
@DinoChicken123
Looks like they were able to buy them even though he said they couldn't
9/31
@AmiriKing
It’s a stake.
It literally serves a very small, fundamental purpose.
Use wooden stakes. It’s cheaper. Replenishable. And just as good.
10/31
@RyanMcL97917683
Use US wood. That’s what trump would want
11/31
@ZiniWuslon
The more it hurts the sooner they will learn.
12/31
@acenation1776
Every one of these farmers is going to go broke because of Trump. Have they forgotten the $28 billion in subsidies under his administration? You better be careful what you wish for!
13/31
@GhostofArtBell
Trumps intentions good - execution horrible
You want to do a pro Merika tariff thing - NO PROBLEM - You announce the change for 1 year from Today -
Then, you see, companies can adjust, set up production lines, etc, etc,
Slamming them in immediately is like taking a bulldozer to your house when its full of all of your belongings, because, well you where gonna move anyway, might as well just raze all of it.
14/31
@Dangerbug
To side against the US like this is such an amazing thing to watch. Anything for political gain apparently
15/31
@notofthischurch
The videographer could have saved us a lot of time if he had mentioned his admission at the beginning.
16/31
@TheDuncanator
How many of those workers are illegal.
17/31
@DankTaurus
Pretty sad the USA doesn’t make sticks for farmers locally. Tariffs are just exposing the hypocrisy.
18/31
@WincerDude
Actually, they did. The vast majority of agricultural and forestry immigrant labor is handled through legal working visas.
19/31
@heart040709
Don't be a bytch
20/31
@MScotchy2
We need more heroes like you
21/31
@DBeardedGOAT
Can’t buy fiberglass stakes made in USA? Looks like an easy product to make
22/31
@obbibb
/search?q=#FAFO
23/31
@Talorc
That’s an incredible amount of manual labor?!? There would be machines to place those stakes in many other countries
24/31
@NotaKlucker
yeah , then hard hats and laborers pounding stakes are also gonna cost you a pinch more
25/31
@JamesMillspaug7
Such a fukking lie.
26/31
@abandoned2525
Whoops. Leopard meet face.
27/31
@manofsteel390
I voted for the woman. Don’t blame me lol
28/31
@jburt555
Seriously...what has drumpf ever done to make you think he'd protect family farms?
29/31
@stolionrocks
I'm happy he got what he voted for.
30/31
@bourn_media
Reuse the stakes from previous seasons. Do not discard or destroy. Use wooden stakes as well.
31/31
@alunarfiregirl
And if given the opportunity he would do it again
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@smalls2672
Lol, "I voted trump."
You know it's funny. I'm not a farmer, but I voted to protect their farms. Too bad they didn't.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1914032266344370176/pu/vid/avc1/576x1024/iQtr3bg0sWChlcSA.mp4
2/31
@MasoPrism
We weren't given a better alternative in the general.
3/31
@smalls2672
Yes you were.
4/31
@JesseSElGran
And what’s really messed up is he would vote for him today if given the opportunity again
5/31
@smalls2672
Definitely
6/31
@dddonnnaaa
Every one of these farmers (especially the ones who voted for trump) should go under. These are the hard lessons everyone needs to learn. Maybe next time they won’t vote for the guy who constantly lies & is corrupt? Now the govt will bail them out, at more costs to us all.
7/31
@smalls2672
I don't think the farmers are gonna get bailed out this time.
I think this administration is all about consolidation.
8/31
@DinoChicken123
Looks like they were able to buy them even though he said they couldn't
9/31
@AmiriKing
It’s a stake.
It literally serves a very small, fundamental purpose.
Use wooden stakes. It’s cheaper. Replenishable. And just as good.
10/31
@RyanMcL97917683
Use US wood. That’s what trump would want
11/31
@ZiniWuslon
The more it hurts the sooner they will learn.
12/31
@acenation1776
Every one of these farmers is going to go broke because of Trump. Have they forgotten the $28 billion in subsidies under his administration? You better be careful what you wish for!
13/31
@GhostofArtBell
Trumps intentions good - execution horrible
You want to do a pro Merika tariff thing - NO PROBLEM - You announce the change for 1 year from Today -
Then, you see, companies can adjust, set up production lines, etc, etc,
Slamming them in immediately is like taking a bulldozer to your house when its full of all of your belongings, because, well you where gonna move anyway, might as well just raze all of it.
14/31
@Dangerbug
To side against the US like this is such an amazing thing to watch. Anything for political gain apparently
15/31
@notofthischurch
The videographer could have saved us a lot of time if he had mentioned his admission at the beginning.
16/31
@TheDuncanator
How many of those workers are illegal.
17/31
@DankTaurus
Pretty sad the USA doesn’t make sticks for farmers locally. Tariffs are just exposing the hypocrisy.
18/31
@WincerDude
Actually, they did. The vast majority of agricultural and forestry immigrant labor is handled through legal working visas.
19/31
@heart040709
Don't be a bytch
20/31
@MScotchy2
We need more heroes like you
21/31
@DBeardedGOAT
Can’t buy fiberglass stakes made in USA? Looks like an easy product to make
22/31
@obbibb
/search?q=#FAFO
23/31
@Talorc
That’s an incredible amount of manual labor?!? There would be machines to place those stakes in many other countries
24/31
@NotaKlucker
yeah , then hard hats and laborers pounding stakes are also gonna cost you a pinch more
25/31
@JamesMillspaug7
Such a fukking lie.
26/31
@abandoned2525
Whoops. Leopard meet face.
27/31
@manofsteel390
I voted for the woman. Don’t blame me lol
28/31
@jburt555
Seriously...what has drumpf ever done to make you think he'd protect family farms?
29/31
@stolionrocks
I'm happy he got what he voted for.
30/31
@bourn_media
Reuse the stakes from previous seasons. Do not discard or destroy. Use wooden stakes as well.
31/31
@alunarfiregirl
And if given the opportunity he would do it again
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Say the line!!!
nj.com
By Kevin Manahan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
~4 minutes
Friday, April 15, 2022 - Transportation trucking file - Shipping containers are stack off Marsh St. at Port Newark.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
That tick, tick, ticking you hear is an economic explosion about to go off in Los Angeles and the West Coast, then cause a financial tsunami that will sweep across the U.S. to Houston and Chicago, then New York.
Thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war and tariffs, shipping volumes have dried up at Los Angeles — "home to the nation’s busiest port, and one that is first to feel any drop-off from Asian shipping," according to Forbes.
The report said that a firm that tracks shipping notes that daily volumes this past week are equivalent to Thanksgiving and Christmas Day — the two slowest shipping days of the year. It also warned truckers to avoid hauling shipments to Los Angeles since they would likely have to “deadhead” back home — the industry term for driving an empty load.
Given the demographics of truckers, along with polling data, it’s more likely that they voted for Trump in the presidential election — an example of another group of voters who torpedoed their own self-interests.
Truckers organized pro-Trump and anti-vaccination convoys around Washington, D.C., in 2022, and a failed boycott of New York City in 2024 after Trump was convicted of 34 felonies there.
Now they’re about to get whacked.
According to Forbes:
The drop-off coincides with the ongoing fallout from the global trade war launched by President Donald Trump, which imposed tariffs on countries around the world, and singled out China for a dramatic 145% levy. This has led to a resulting drop-off in orders for Chinese goods, though the effect on shipping is only hitting U.S. shores now.
Those declining volumes ... [are] only the beginning of the ripple effects. In addition to a coinciding drop-off at other West Coast ports like Long Beach and Seattle, truckers in other cities — where vessels take longer to arrive from Asia—will see deliveries dry up.
On Twitter/X, entrepreneur Molson Hart posted shipping route data to show that in the next two weeks, containers will stop arriving in Houston and Chicago, and that the same will happen in New York a week later.
He wrote: “Let’s say China says ‘bygones be bygones, we’ll go back to how things were.’ Let’s say every factory in China that got screwed by their orders being cancelled says the same thing ‘no problem, we’ll make and ship.’
“The problem is, even under the most favorable conditions of China and the factories restarting economic ties as though nothing happened, it will be at least another 30 days before economic activity is revived.”
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Data shows Trump MAGA voters are about to get whacked hard financially
By Kevin Manahan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
~4 minutes
That tick, tick, ticking you hear is an economic explosion about to go off in Los Angeles and the West Coast, then cause a financial tsunami that will sweep across the U.S. to Houston and Chicago, then New York.
Thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war and tariffs, shipping volumes have dried up at Los Angeles — "home to the nation’s busiest port, and one that is first to feel any drop-off from Asian shipping," according to Forbes.
The report said that a firm that tracks shipping notes that daily volumes this past week are equivalent to Thanksgiving and Christmas Day — the two slowest shipping days of the year. It also warned truckers to avoid hauling shipments to Los Angeles since they would likely have to “deadhead” back home — the industry term for driving an empty load.
Given the demographics of truckers, along with polling data, it’s more likely that they voted for Trump in the presidential election — an example of another group of voters who torpedoed their own self-interests.
Truckers organized pro-Trump and anti-vaccination convoys around Washington, D.C., in 2022, and a failed boycott of New York City in 2024 after Trump was convicted of 34 felonies there.
Now they’re about to get whacked.
According to Forbes:
The drop-off coincides with the ongoing fallout from the global trade war launched by President Donald Trump, which imposed tariffs on countries around the world, and singled out China for a dramatic 145% levy. This has led to a resulting drop-off in orders for Chinese goods, though the effect on shipping is only hitting U.S. shores now.
Those declining volumes ... [are] only the beginning of the ripple effects. In addition to a coinciding drop-off at other West Coast ports like Long Beach and Seattle, truckers in other cities — where vessels take longer to arrive from Asia—will see deliveries dry up.
On Twitter/X, entrepreneur Molson Hart posted shipping route data to show that in the next two weeks, containers will stop arriving in Houston and Chicago, and that the same will happen in New York a week later.
He wrote: “Let’s say China says ‘bygones be bygones, we’ll go back to how things were.’ Let’s say every factory in China that got screwed by their orders being cancelled says the same thing ‘no problem, we’ll make and ship.’
“The problem is, even under the most favorable conditions of China and the factories restarting economic ties as though nothing happened, it will be at least another 30 days before economic activity is revived.”
If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
We are all going to get whacked hard, but I hope that those Regressive Republican b*stards get it worse. None of us can afford this nonsense, but hopefully the Blue States and the Blue Cities within Red States can survive this crap.nj.com
Data shows Trump MAGA voters are about to get whacked hard financially
By Kevin Manahan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
~4 minutes
Friday, April 15, 2022 - Transportation trucking file - Shipping containers are stack off Marsh St. at Port Newark.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
That tick, tick, ticking you hear is an economic explosion about to go off in Los Angeles and the West Coast, then cause a financial tsunami that will sweep across the U.S. to Houston and Chicago, then New York.
Thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war and tariffs, shipping volumes have dried up at Los Angeles — "home to the nation’s busiest port, and one that is first to feel any drop-off from Asian shipping," according to Forbes.
The report said that a firm that tracks shipping notes that daily volumes this past week are equivalent to Thanksgiving and Christmas Day — the two slowest shipping days of the year. It also warned truckers to avoid hauling shipments to Los Angeles since they would likely have to “deadhead” back home — the industry term for driving an empty load.
Given the demographics of truckers, along with polling data, it’s more likely that they voted for Trump in the presidential election — an example of another group of voters who torpedoed their own self-interests.
Truckers organized pro-Trump and anti-vaccination convoys around Washington, D.C., in 2022, and a failed boycott of New York City in 2024 after Trump was convicted of 34 felonies there.
Now they’re about to get whacked.
According to Forbes:
The drop-off coincides with the ongoing fallout from the global trade war launched by President Donald Trump, which imposed tariffs on countries around the world, and singled out China for a dramatic 145% levy. This has led to a resulting drop-off in orders for Chinese goods, though the effect on shipping is only hitting U.S. shores now.
Those declining volumes ... [are] only the beginning of the ripple effects. In addition to a coinciding drop-off at other West Coast ports like Long Beach and Seattle, truckers in other cities — where vessels take longer to arrive from Asia—will see deliveries dry up.
On Twitter/X, entrepreneur Molson Hart posted shipping route data to show that in the next two weeks, containers will stop arriving in Houston and Chicago, and that the same will happen in New York a week later.
He wrote: “Let’s say China says ‘bygones be bygones, we’ll go back to how things were.’ Let’s say every factory in China that got screwed by their orders being cancelled says the same thing ‘no problem, we’ll make and ship.’
“The problem is, even under the most favorable conditions of China and the factories restarting economic ties as though nothing happened, it will be at least another 30 days before economic activity is revived.”
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As I have stated since his election I am just waiting on the inevitable implosion of the economy.
When these broke ass crackas can't get their cheap ass Wal-Mart goods then Trump's shyt will not be funny anymore.
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1/10
@Reuters
Donald Trump’s tariffs have hit many US businesses, including Steve Egan’s, a promotional product salesman and Trump voter. It’s a concern shared by many voters in a Reuters survey on the first 100 days of Trump's presidency https://reut.rs/42PN3OL
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1916441476848074752/vid/avc1/1920x1080/DCQT_Ug_FR6Ut3wD.mp4
2/10
@Soul_Of_Satoshi
Sucks to be Steve, but Trump's gotta do what he's gotta do.
3/10
@AimMetaX
I voted for all of this, I’m not concerned.
4/10
@SwaggyMcNasty
Did Steve learn his lesson about voting for Trump?
5/10
@gorkkol
6/10
@crughy
Importing Chinese crap should not be a proper business. Seriously. This is not a loss...
7/10
@hour2359
Adjustments will mean pain, even necessary ones.
8/10
@TashaMahal
"I'm not willing to say that that's due to decisions by the Administration yet," says Steve, whose business in Q1 is "down by 70%".
Steve's excuses are why this country's economy is swirling around the loo because that's what he voted for, whether or not he's willing to say that.
9/10
@debidiamonds
10/10
@James1861CB
Trump 2028!
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@Reuters
Donald Trump’s tariffs have hit many US businesses, including Steve Egan’s, a promotional product salesman and Trump voter. It’s a concern shared by many voters in a Reuters survey on the first 100 days of Trump's presidency https://reut.rs/42PN3OL
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1916441476848074752/vid/avc1/1920x1080/DCQT_Ug_FR6Ut3wD.mp4
2/10
@Soul_Of_Satoshi
Sucks to be Steve, but Trump's gotta do what he's gotta do.
3/10
@AimMetaX
I voted for all of this, I’m not concerned.
4/10
@SwaggyMcNasty
Did Steve learn his lesson about voting for Trump?
5/10
@gorkkol
6/10
@crughy
Importing Chinese crap should not be a proper business. Seriously. This is not a loss...
7/10
@hour2359
Adjustments will mean pain, even necessary ones.
8/10
@TashaMahal
"I'm not willing to say that that's due to decisions by the Administration yet," says Steve, whose business in Q1 is "down by 70%".
Steve's excuses are why this country's economy is swirling around the loo because that's what he voted for, whether or not he's willing to say that.
9/10
@debidiamonds
10/10
@James1861CB
Trump 2028!
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