Today at the gym, I’d just gotten off a leg machine when an older man across from me said, “You still shopping at Publix?”
“Uh, yes.”
“I’ve seen you there before. Is that where you usually shop?”
“Not the only place. Publix is expensive.” I paused. “So is gas.”
“Not for long. Trump says it’s going to come down.”
I nearly burst out laughing. “I don’t believe anything trump says. He’s a liar.”
The man looked surprised. “What are you basing that on?”
“Oh, the last ten years.”
Again the surprise on his face.
“I’m not a trumpie,” I said, and walked away.
Here’s the synchronicity. As Rob & I were walking into the gym, we were talking about people who are still trump supporters at this point in his disastrous regime. “Are they stupid? Poorly informed? Brainwashed by Fox News?” I asked. “Or just oblivious?”
Rob shrugged. “True, brainwashed MAGAs.”
Maybe 15 minutes after that conversation, the dude in the gym strikes up the conversation.
