While traveling to a wedding, a woman stopped to charge her electric vehicle at a Walmart parking lot in Grants Pass, Oregon. There, she noticed an amputee sitting in the hot sun, smoking a cigarette and quietly displaying Trump 2024 and American flags in support of President Trump. She remarked that, because Grants Pass is reportedly a “red-leaning” area, it was difficult to understand why the man felt compelled to protest there.
“In Grants Pass, he’s just preaching to the choir,” remarked Laquintessenceofdust, the Reddit user who shared a photo of the amputee Trump supporter on r/pics. Other commenters responded to the post, saying they had seen the man before in the same spot, doing the same thing. “I saw him there when I drive through there too, it was the hottest day of the year and over 100 degrees,” one user wrote.
Oregon Resident Has Reportedly Supported Trump for Years
Another commenter claimed the amputee had once been his neighbor. “He has been doing this for YEARS,” the person wrote, explaining that the Walmart parking lot had become the man’s latest spot to sit and publicly display his support. “He used to wave at people. I never spoke to him… but it cracks me up because he’s so out of touch,” the commenter added. Others echoed the same sentiment, with several mocking the man’s views and his public show of support.
“He could be seriously mentally ill,” one Redditor wrote. Another joked, “He probably blames Biden when he has to wait eight hours to be seen at the VA. He’s going to be furious when he realizes his idol got him kicked off Medicaid.” A third added, “I am continually astonished by how confidently some people manage to embarrass themselves like this.”
Dozens more accused the Oregon resident of being mentally unstable, despite there being no evidence that he was deliberately bothering anyone beyond his silent protest. In today’s climate of intense political division across the country, even the most peaceful protesters can become targets of harsh criticism, regardless of where they stand.
