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The BS Filter

The BS Filter

Nine Grievances, One Con Man – BS Filter #146

Jun 8, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments

Today we cut through the spin on why people actually support Trump – nine real grievances, zero good excuses for picking the worst possible guy to fix them. If you would like to listen to the full…

Today we cut through the spin on why people actually support Trump – nine real grievances, zero good excuses for picking the worst possible guy to fix them. If you would like to listen to the full episode, sign up and become a supporter of the show! It’s less than the cost of a single coffee a week. The post Nine Grievances, One Con Man – BS Filter #146 appeared first on The BS Filter.

Today we cut through the spin on why people actually support Trump – nine real grievances, zero good excuses for picking the worst possible guy to fix them. If you would like to listen to the full…

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Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasLeftAudience≈10k followers

Speakers: Cameron ReillyHostRay HarrisHost

Top entities: Donald Trump×33 Democratic Party×5 Hunter Biden×3 Make America Great Again×2 China×8

Trying to Understand Trump Supporters1:32 – 2:44

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:32

And, um-

R

1:34

Yeah.

R

1:34

Yeah, yeah, yeah

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:35

...

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:35

I meet Trump supporters and it's, you, it's, you know, it's hard enough to understand, I think, why people support Trump in the United States, but it's even harder to understand [laughs] why people in Australia love Trump, because they stand to benefit from anything Trump may do even less than Americans stand to benefit-

R

1:55

Right

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:55

... from anything Trump may do.

R

1:56

Which, which we're currently not benefiting from.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:58

Oh, are you sick of benefiting? So much benefiting.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:01

You're gonna get sick of benefiting.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:02

So much winning going on.

R

2:04

Well see, and, and no disrespect intended, I don't even know who the prime minister of Australia is.

R

2:12

There was-

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:13

You know what?

R

2:13

...

R

2:13

Scotty from-

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:13

Mo- most of us-

R

2:15

Yeah

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:15

... don't know either.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:16

He's such a-

R

2:16

Right

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:16

... non-entity-

R

2:17

Right

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:18

... that most of us-

R

2:19

Yes

Donald TrumpPerson45th and 47th U.S. President
98%33 mentions
Democratic PartyOrganizationPolitical party
94%5 mentions
Hunter BidenPersonAmerican artist
90%3 mentions
Make America Great AgainEntity
85%2 mentions
ChinaCountryCountry in East Asia
81%8 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
77%8 mentions
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73%3 mentions
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69%22 mentions
BroadchurchTV SeriesBritish drama series
65%1 mention
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60%1 mention
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56%2 mentions
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52%2 mentions
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48%2 mentions
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44%1 mention
Steve BannonPersonExecutive and former White House Chief Strategist
40%1 mention
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35%1 mention
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31%3 mentions
VietnamCountryCountry in Asia
27%1 mention
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Manufacturing JobsEconomics > Economic Policy
Public PerceptionMedia > Political Discourse
Media InfluenceMedia > Political Discourse > Public Perception
Trump SupportersPolitics > Political Support
Political PsychologyPsychology
Political DiscourseMedia
Political SupportPolitics
Economic PolicyEconomics
Politics
Economics
Political IdentitySociety
GrievancesPolitics > Political Support > Trump Supporters
Economic AbandonmentPolitics > Political Support > Trump Supporters > Grievances
Cultural DisplacementSociety > Political Identity
Racial IssuesSociety > Political Identity > Cultural Displacement
Working Class IssuesSociety > Political Identity > Cultural Displacement > Racial Issues
GlobalizationEconomics > Economic Policy > Manufacturing Jobs
Trade AgreementsEconomics > Economic Policy > Manufacturing Jobs > Globalization
Political NarrativesMedia > Political Discourse > Public Perception > Media Influence
LoyaltyPsychology > Political Psychology
Cognitive DissonancePsychology > Political Psychology > Loyalty
Identity PoliticsPsychology > Political Psychology > Loyalty > Cognitive Dissonance
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Trying to Understand Trump Supporters1:32 – 2:44

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:32

And, um-

R

1:34

Yeah.

R

1:34

Yeah, yeah, yeah

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:35

...

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:35

I meet Trump supporters and it's, you, it's, you know, it's hard enough to understand, I think, why people support Trump in the United States, but it's even harder to understand [laughs] why people in Australia love Trump, because they stand to benefit from anything Trump may do even less than Americans stand to benefit-

R

1:55

Right

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:55

... from anything Trump may do.

R

1:56

Which, which we're currently not benefiting from.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

1:58

Oh, are you sick of benefiting? So much benefiting.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:01

You're gonna get sick of benefiting.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:02

So much winning going on.

R

2:04

Well see, and, and no disrespect intended, I don't even know who the prime minister of Australia is.

R

2:12

There was-

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:13

You know what?

R

2:13

...

R

2:13

Scotty from-

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:13

Mo- most of us-

R

2:15

Yeah

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:15

... don't know either.

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:16

He's such a-

R

2:16

Right

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:16

... non-entity-

R

2:17

Right

C

Cameron ReillyHost

2:18

... that most of us-

R

2:19

Yes

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