I came up against the fact-proof Trump voter in a kind of random way yesterday. I was taking a bus into town to pick up my new glasses. (Parking near the optician's office is close to impossible, so I never drive there.) The bus got stuck behind a car accident in a tunnel and when the driver announced we'd be stuck for at least 15 minutes, the older woman sitting next to me said, "I hope you aren't going to be late for something." I said no, I was just picking up new glasses and she said, "Oh, glasses are so expensive these days! My grandson's prescription seems to change every single year. Thank God for Trumpcare - my son's job covers his healthcare even though my grandson is twenty now."
Genuinely puzzled for a moment I said, "Trumpcare? What's that?"
She then proceeded to give me a rundown of the Affordable Care Act - lower price, good coverage, no exclusions for pre-existing conditions, dependents covered up to 26 years old, and on and on. So I said, "No, that's the plan President Trump and the Republicans have been trying to eliminate. That's Obamacare. I know the Republicans have been trying to come up with a new plan, but they keep failing because they are trying to remove a lot of the protections you just mentioned."
She frowned at me and said, "President Trump promised us great healthcare and that's what my son has and it's because of President Trump."
I said, "The President has promised a lot of things, but it's because of Obama and the Affordable Care Act passed during his term that your son has great healthcare. President Trump has actively tried to repeal it, and the Republicans have said they'll try again after the election next month."
She informed me that I must be one of those libtards who get their fake news from CNN, and turned her back on me. End of discussion.