During the 2024 election, so-called "right wing" libertarians proclaimed that libertarians must support Trump (instead of libertarian candidate Chase Oliver) in order to stop Kamala Harris from taking the White House.
How did their predictions turn out?
The Trump administration has:
...imposed an $880 billion annual tax increase—roughly 2.9% of U.S. GDP—making it the largest tax hike since 1942. (Boot, 2025) According to the Tax Foundation, the tariffs will impose ~$1,300 in extra costs per U.S. household. (York, 2025)
...increased DHS budget from $65.1 billion in FY 2025 to $107.4 billion (~64%). (Johnson, 2025) Immigration and border enforcement agencies (including CBP and ICE) received about $34 billion—far surpassing other federal law enforcement areas. That’s 36 times more than funding for IRS tax enforcement, 21 times more than ATF firearms enforcement, 13 times more than the DEA, and 8 times more than the FBI. (Bier, 2025)
...partially nationalized Intel. Trump "asked" Intel to give the government 10% of the company. And they complied. (Ramkumar, 2025)
Good thing we didn't elect Harris, or else we'd have a Communist in the White House.
During the 2024 election, so-called "right wing" libertarians proclaimed that libertarians must support Trump (instead of libertarian candidate Chase Oliver) in order to stop Kamala Harris from taking the White House.
How did their predictions turn out?
The Trump administration has:
...imposed an $880 billion annual tax increase—roughly 2.9% of U.S. GDP—making it the largest tax hike since 1942. (Boot, 2025) According to the Tax Foundation, the tariffs will impose ~$1,300 in extra costs per U.S. household. (York, 2025)
...increased DHS budget from $65.1 billion in FY 2025 to $107.4 billion (~64%). (Johnson, 2025) Immigration and border enforcement agencies (including CBP and ICE) received about $34 billion—far surpassing other federal law enforcement areas. That’s 36 times more than funding for IRS tax enforcement, 21 times more than ATF firearms enforcement, 13 times more than the DEA, and 8 times more than the FBI. (Bier, 2025)
...partially nationalized Intel. Trump "asked" Intel to give the government 10% of the company. And they complied. (Ramkumar, 2025)
Good thing we didn't elect Harris, or else we'd have a Communist in the White House.
How did their predictions turn out?
The Trump administration has:
...imposed an $880 billion annual tax increase—roughly 2.9% of U.S. GDP—making it the largest tax hike since 1942. (Boot, 2025) According to the Tax Foundation, the tariffs will impose ~$1,300 in extra costs per U.S. household. (York, 2025)
...increased DHS budget from $65.1 billion in FY 2025 to $107.4 billion (~64%). (Johnson, 2025) Immigration and border enforcement agencies (including CBP and ICE) received about $34 billion—far surpassing other federal law enforcement areas. That’s 36 times more than funding for IRS tax enforcement, 21 times more than ATF firearms enforcement, 13 times more than the DEA, and 8 times more than the FBI. (Bier, 2025)
...partially nationalized Intel. Trump "asked" Intel to give the government 10% of the company. And they complied. (Ramkumar, 2025)
Good thing we didn't elect Harris, or else we'd have a Communist in the White House.