Why I Am a Never-Trumper
12/11/25 12:49
There is probably no more divisive a political figure than Donald Trump. For those of us who don’t understand the appeal of Trump, it is inexplicable how people who are apparently pretty reasonable otherwise, seem to look past or are unbothered by his past and present actions.
So, for the record, I will list five reasons why I am a Never-Trumper. I could give a lot more reasons, but these are the top five for now.
John McCain. Look up John McCain’s acts of heroism and it is hard to find many people who deserve more to be considered a true American hero. Yet Donald Trump said he was not a hero and called him a loser. Calling a true American hero a loser is enough for me. I can’t understand how anyone who consider’s him or herself a patriot could get past this.
Access Hollywood. Call me naive, but I think real men protect women rather than prey on them. Yet Donald Trump on video has bragged about sexually molesting women. Would any man (or woman) allow their daughters to be treated in such a way? I certainly would not.
Stiff the Contractors. It’s pretty well known that Donald Trump was known to stiff contractors and pay them less than was agreed upon. He would say take it or leave it, I have really good lawyers. As a person who made a living as an independent contractor, I can’t imagine an ethical businessperson, already with great wealth, who would make himself richer by stiffing hard-working Americans. Some of us apparently believe that’s just good business.
Mock the Disabled. You don’t openly mock the physically disabled. It seems amazing to me that you would even have to say that. No decent person would ever consider doing it. If I were a parent and saw my fourth grader doing it, I would ground them for a week. But Trump openly mocked a reporter with arthogryposis, which affects joint movement. There are some things you don’t do in private, much less in front of a large crowd. It shows a profound lack of character and basic empathy.
Epstein. This one is plainly the most problematic, as there is no public record with proof that Trump participated in sexual relations with underage women. But it seems to strain credulity that he could be best buddies with Epstein for over ten years and at least didn’t know of Epstein’s proclivities and actions. He even hinted at them in an often mentioned quote about Epstein liking women on the young side. While knowing about such activities and actually participating in them are not the same, either requires some level of moral corruptness. It should be mentioned that on the record Trump went unannounced into the dressing room of Miss Teen USA contestants to catch them in various stages of undress. Creepy doesn’t come close to describing such behavior.
It is a profound mystery to me how people can look past these actions. Any one of them would be disqualifying to me as a person worthy of respect or even tolerance. So I am a proud Never-Trumper for these reasons and a whole bunch more. These alone should be enough.
So, for the record, I will list five reasons why I am a Never-Trumper. I could give a lot more reasons, but these are the top five for now.
John McCain. Look up John McCain’s acts of heroism and it is hard to find many people who deserve more to be considered a true American hero. Yet Donald Trump said he was not a hero and called him a loser. Calling a true American hero a loser is enough for me. I can’t understand how anyone who consider’s him or herself a patriot could get past this.
Access Hollywood. Call me naive, but I think real men protect women rather than prey on them. Yet Donald Trump on video has bragged about sexually molesting women. Would any man (or woman) allow their daughters to be treated in such a way? I certainly would not.
Stiff the Contractors. It’s pretty well known that Donald Trump was known to stiff contractors and pay them less than was agreed upon. He would say take it or leave it, I have really good lawyers. As a person who made a living as an independent contractor, I can’t imagine an ethical businessperson, already with great wealth, who would make himself richer by stiffing hard-working Americans. Some of us apparently believe that’s just good business.
Mock the Disabled. You don’t openly mock the physically disabled. It seems amazing to me that you would even have to say that. No decent person would ever consider doing it. If I were a parent and saw my fourth grader doing it, I would ground them for a week. But Trump openly mocked a reporter with arthogryposis, which affects joint movement. There are some things you don’t do in private, much less in front of a large crowd. It shows a profound lack of character and basic empathy.
Epstein. This one is plainly the most problematic, as there is no public record with proof that Trump participated in sexual relations with underage women. But it seems to strain credulity that he could be best buddies with Epstein for over ten years and at least didn’t know of Epstein’s proclivities and actions. He even hinted at them in an often mentioned quote about Epstein liking women on the young side. While knowing about such activities and actually participating in them are not the same, either requires some level of moral corruptness. It should be mentioned that on the record Trump went unannounced into the dressing room of Miss Teen USA contestants to catch them in various stages of undress. Creepy doesn’t come close to describing such behavior.
It is a profound mystery to me how people can look past these actions. Any one of them would be disqualifying to me as a person worthy of respect or even tolerance. So I am a proud Never-Trumper for these reasons and a whole bunch more. These alone should be enough.
