We Talked to the Youngest Generation of Democrats About Trump
‘It’s not fair that he can’t be arrested or convicted just because he’s the president’
There’s been much ado about Donald Trump’s inability to connect with millennials. An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released in September found just 34% of voters aged 18 to 38 said they would vote to reelect the president in 2020. What’s more, millennials and Gen Z members of voting age have been at the heart of progressive advocacy, staging rallies against Trump’s policies on immigration, climate, and a host of other issues.
But what about the generation below them? What’s it like for the children of progressives, who have grown up in a time of unprecedented political turmoil and partisan polarization? How do they feel about our 45th president?
To find out, we spoke with eight elementary school kids, all of whom appeared to be the children of staunch Democrats. Their answers, which have been edited for length and clarity, reveal what it’s like growing up under a president of such unprecedented volatility — and show just how early our political attitudes are formed.
Lyla, 7
Usually when we drive to school, a lady talks about [Trump] a lot on the radio.
