‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country

‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: Republicans Face New Revolt, Deep in Trump Country

In northwest Montana, amid the thick forests of the Flathead National Forest and the quiet hum of small-town life, a political fault line is emerging — and it cuts through the heart of Trump country. Rural Montanans, long reliable Republican voters, are waking up to a reality they didn’t sign up for. At the Hilltop Hitching Post, one of the town’s few gathering spots, hunter Terry Zink, 57, leaned against a diner counter, wire-rimmed glasses per…

Trump country 'revolt' threatens to 'wake a sleeping political giant' in deep-red Montana

Editor’s Note: This headline has been updated.After President Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration aggressively downsized a wide range of federal government agencies with the help of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its then-leader, Tesla/SpaceX/X.com head Elon Musk. Democrats warned that the cuts — which targeted everyone from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to the National Weather Service…

‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country