A slightly more-charitable option: The supporter is willing to take a small virtuous socioeconomic hit as long as Trump/Republicans ensure that "those people" remain an underclass beneath the supporter, because that's how they think the world has to work.

Structurally similar to how another person might pay more taxes if it meant free school lunches for poor kids or whatever.

And then they get summarily purged by DOGE. Reddit LeopardsAteMyFace style.

It's a very basic conman trick, to make the victim think they're in on the scam, as opposed to being its target.