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> while the population just watches it happen...

About 1/5 of America voted for this guy after seeing the trainwreck of his first admin.

At the same time, protests response is continually growing and breaking records as economic disparities and totalitarian responses intensify.

Looking at all Americans in deceiving. For starters, 1/5 are below the voting age.

49.8% of voters voted for this.

1/5th are below the voting age, but minors have also been demonstrating pretty heavily, particularly against ICE

Yeah, most people who voted, voted for Trump.

Almost, but not quite. Only 49.8% of votes for President were for Trump: https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president

A more accurate claim might be "More people voted for Trump in 2024 than any other candidate".