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Trump PANICS As "QUITTING MAGA" Goes Viral
by Steve Harness
Really American and Raw America
Dec 16, 2025

Really American host Steve Harness breaks down viral videos going around of MAGATs finally coming to their senses and leaving MAGA for good!



Transcript

So if you are contemplating
leaving MAGA and you were scared to tell
people, yes, it's scary. There's fear
around it, but
once you do it, you're like, why was I
even scared of that?
Yeah, it seems that as the holidays
approach, some people are rethinking the
mega cult and are quitting in record
numbers, only to be embraced by some
family members and shunned by others.
And that mom right there, she just gave
an impassioned and tearful explanation
of why she quit cult 47 just in time for
Christmas. But does she still deserve a
lump of coal in her stocking? Or should
those of us outside of the mega cult
embrace her? And conversely, should we
cut family members out of our lives that
still support Trump and his lawless,
immoral regime? I have to say, I'm lucky
I do not have any Republicans in my
immediate family. But people I care
about sure do and this is an issue that
they have been struggling with. So hit
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This is Carter Brown because she could
use a little support as she wakes up
from a life lived in the GOP bubble. So,
I told my in-laws that I have left MAGA
and I'm a leftist now. And my
mother-in-law basically cried. And when
we were hugging,
she told me, she's like, "You're finally
really my daughter-in-law now."
And
I get that. I get thinking that.
Um, you know,
to be able to be embraced or being able
to change my mind and not feel judged
about
was really awesome.
So, if you are contemplating
leaving MAGA and you were scared to tell
people, yes, it's scary. There's fear
around it. But
once you do it, you're like, why was I
even scared of that?
No, I still haven't told my parents yet.
And um
I mean they're genuinely going to this
is what's so sad is they're going to
genuinely think that I sold my soul
which is crazy.
Yeah, it is crazy. And I wouldn't be
surprised if her parents freak the [ __ ]
out because you don't just stumble into
a cult, you're indoctrinated into them.
And that often starts with your parents.
We'll talk about the difference between
education and indoctrination in a
moment. Let's get back to that mom who
just had to stop recording because she
is crying her eyes out over all of this.
Sorry to pull myself together, but yeah,
it's crazy. And like that is scary
having them think that. But the moment
you stop caring about what other people
think is the moment you can finally
start living.
It's going to be painful and it's going
to hurt and you will literally feel like
you are being unal alived.
You will feel like you are goo in the
cocoon,
but you will be a butterfly on the other
side of this.
I know I am.
Yeah. So, I applaud Carter there for
seeing the obviousness of the truth that
Mega is a cult and they're destroying
our country in real time. But not
everyone on our team has embraced her
conversion. The video I just showed you
right there was posted about two days
ago. This one I'm going to show you was
posted two hours ago.
I've recently been talking about my
journey about leaving MAGA, and I made
an incredible observation last night as
I was falling asleep. For the most part,
most of the left is incredibly
welcoming, but there are a lot of people
that are not, and I understand that.
But last night, I was thinking about all
the people that go to the right,
and they are 100% welcomed with open
arms from everyone.
And that's why it's a cult. Of course,
the members of the cult are going to be
extremely welcoming of you,
and the people outside of the cult
are freaking pissed at you. But then
there are the people that also
understand and have empathy for what
you've gone through. Y'all are amazing.
Yeah. And this brings up a topic that is
becoming more and more relevant every
time Trump does something stupid. Do we
embrace or reject those that have seen
the light and abandoned our wannabe
dictator? So Nick and I were recently
talking about Lev Parnes and his son
Aaron Parnes who also left the mega cult
and are now fighting the good fight with
our team. And we shared our two cents on
how to handle these domestic political
refugees. You know, listen, I a few
people gave me a little grief about, you
know, those guys were Trumpers. Why
would you bring them on? And like you
and I were talking off air, like we're
trying to get people out of the mega
cult. We're trying to get people to see
the light. Yeah. Yeah.
So, when somebody does, and Lev has made
it very clear he's trying to make amends
for what he now knows was, you know,
terrible mistakes. Like, I think you
have to embrace that. Okay.
I was telling you yesterday, I see the
same stuff with Aaron uh Parnes all the
time that people say like, you know, he
used to be Republican. Yeah. Leah, thank
God, dude. Thank God that now he is
fighting for us because we see how
effective he is with his social media,
with his connections, and with his
words. So, like, thank God. Like what
are we going to do? Be just, hey, you
got a scarlet letter on you. We're never
going to let you into the club. It's
exactly what we want to happen. It's
what we're fighting for each and every
day. So when the midterms roll around,
we can do some [ __ ] [ __ ]
Yeah, exactly. We need to do some
[ __ ] [ __ ] And we need a team of
like-minded individuals if we're going
to overthrow the Trump kingdom at the
voting booth. And to circle back to what
I brought up before, there is a big
difference between education and
indoctrination. And if you don't know
what that difference is, you just might
be a Republican sheep.
What's crazy is when I was in the MAGA
cult um and I was leaving like
deconstructing around 2020, I
I didn't watch CNN, MSNBC. I didn't
watch any liberal media. I was still
watching and listening to consuming so
to say um right-wing media. So like Ben
Shapiro, Joe Rogan, um Matt Walsh, I was
listening to those chuckle [ __ ] Um
and just going to college and learning
how to research and verify information
um was enough to switch something in my
brain. A lot of people ask me how to
help their friends and loved ones get
out of the MAGA cult. And education is a
huge part of it. And so is
deconstructing your religion. Um that's
another topic we'll talk about a
different day. But people who are not
educated just do not have the capability
for discernment. They don't know how to
verify information or they don't even
know what a reliable source is
exactly. They don't even know where to
begin, but education is a great start.
Conservatives often say the colleges
indoctrinate kids into being a liberal.
No, it's just the first time a lot of
people get out of their little hometowns
and start to learn about the world. Then
magically they become a so-called
liberal. As I always say, to be liberal
is just to be logical. And that usually
starts with education.
Smart people don't like me, you know,
and they don't like what we talk about.
New smart people do not like Trump or
what he's talking about. And that is not
a coincidence. And this mega movement is
tearing families apart across the
country. And it doesn't matter if you're
workingass or a celebrity. Here's Jimmy
Kimmel's wife talking about this topic.
It hurts me so much because um of the
personal relationship I now have where
my husband is out there fighting this
man. And to me, them voting for Trump is
them not voting for my husband and me
and our family. And I I I unfortunately
have kind of lost relationships with
people in my family because of it. I
it's it's like this is not just
Republican versus Democrat for me
anymore. It is to me it's family values.
And it's it's really hard for me because
I grew up believing in these Christian
ideals of taking care of the sick and
taking care of the poor. And I don't see
that happening with this Republican
party.
Yeah. Spot on. In the good old days, we
could agree to disagree on tax cuts or
policy differences. But nowadays, the
differences between the left and the
right speak to your moral compass. Do
you believe in treating people fairly?
Do you believe in science? Do you
believe in the rule of law? If you
answered yes, you just might be a
liberal.
Hey y'all, former MAGA here, and I just
want to send out a message to all those
still trapped inside. It's okay to
leave. It's okay to admit you were
wrong. The only reason you're still
inside is because
you just want him to be right. You
supported him and you voted for him and
you wanted him to be right. And the
thing is is that he lied to us all
nonstop to get our votes. He's not
following through with any of his
campaign promises. He didn't say
anything about Elon dismantling the
whole government. He never said that. He
said he was going to bring prices down.
He said he was going to give us great
insurance, clean drinking water. He's
not doing any of that. All he's doing is
stealing as much money as him and his
billionaire friends possibly can from
the United States and all of us. That's
all he cares about is money for himself.
He doesn't care about us. He doesn't
care about anyone in this country. He
wants to take away your health
insurance, your kids' health insurance,
your kids' education. He wants to take
away the safety of the United States. He
appointed a bunch of morons
to all his cabinet positions. Nobody
who's going to help a single one of us.
Just let go. No one's going to blame
you. We're happy if you leave. You'll be
happier if you leave, too.
Well, better late than never. I mean,
we're going to need people like that to
clean Trump's clock in the midterm
elections next year. So, welcome to the
right side of history. Now, this next
verse I'm going to play for you brings
up a point that I stumbled into this
past April 1st. Yeah, April Fool's Day.
So, Nick and I did a whole episode of
the vocal minority where as a joke I
pretended to leave the left and I joined
MAGA. I spent a whole hour arguing just
like they do. And as wrong as it felt to
my core, I got to tell you, there's a
certain appeal of living in an alternate
reality where facts don't matter. You
just blame everything on the others and
you're also warmly embraced by that
cult. I can see why it's fun. And that
is what this woman also discovered.
Yes, me too. MAGA. MAGA from day one.
Y'all, MAGA is a spell first. First and
foremost, it's this patriotic
Christian um talking points. Very
spelllike. Um and it's captivating. Like
it's it's it's I got to say it's fun. It
was fun. It was fun. Uh, you know, I had
the gold Trump high tops. I mean, I like
I went to the Kid Rock uh
big American weekend bash um with all
kinds of um other artists and it was
Tucker Carlson came out. It was very fun
and patriotic to be in the MAGA
movement, I got to say. So, uh yeah,
it's uh to have that veil lifted. It's
been um
I don't have the words for it, but uh
yeah. Uh
voted for him for three time. Yeah, the
Charlie Kirk thing really opened my eyes
too in the um the list uh that never got
off Pam Bondi's desk that we're told to
forget about. Um I won't forget about
it. Don't gaslight me anymore, fat
orange man. I swear I I cannot believe I
I uh fell for all that, y'all. I'm
sorry. Um, I'm sorry it took so long,
but at least it at at least I see it
now. Um, a lot of people in my comments
are mad that it took so long. Well, I'm
sorry. Like, it's just when it's an echo
chamber of information that we get our
news from, Fox News, um, people that you
learn to love and trust and whenever
they lied about the shooter, like I
realized they're lying and have been
lying to me for over a decade now.
Yeah, exactly. called 47 is being lied
to and most people don't want to believe
that. They don't want to believe that
they could be that gullible and that
leaves them very confused about what
they can trust.
I don't know what to think anymore. I
don't [ __ ] I literally trust nobody.
I don't trust anybody, man. I don't
definitely don't trust the government
and I don't know who to believe and I
don't know what to think anymore.
I don't want to think that it's not
true. I don't I'm not happy that it's
true, but I don't want to think that
they it's some kind of a [ __ ] setup.
It's some kind of a smoke and mirror
show. I don't want to think that it's
some kind of a distraction to distract
us from what's really going on like
economy and Epstein.
But I don't know what to think anymore.
It's so scary when you can't even trust
your own [ __ ] government.
And it just seems like this whole thing
is nothing but deception,
corruption,
lies,
division. This country has never been
more [ __ ] divided than it's than
ever. I mean, in the last two weeks,
look at the [ __ ] mess. Look at the
fighting and the arguing and the
backstabbing and the lying and the
turning in and the accusing this person
of that and that person. The left ps.
The right and the right take the left.
it. This is [ __ ] insane.
Yeah, it is [ __ ] insane and it's what
you voted for. But I have to assume that
some good people made a bad choice in
voting for Trump and now they are
starting to see that. We're even hearing
it from some, you know, old white guys
wearing red hats.
Mr. Trump, see this? I was your
supporter. I was your supporter. I used
to love you. I used to vote for you. I
used to believe in you. But don't you
dare give any of my money. Don't you
give $20 billion dollar of our money to
the to the leader of Argentina so that
he can just give it over to Netanyahu.
Now listen to you. You need to start
doing the will of the people, not what
you think. You are becoming a dictator.
And I'm telling you that right now. You
are not doing what you said you were
going to do. You say you are, but you're
not. And you're dragging feet. You're
dragging your feet. And how about your
son-in-law in bed with Netanyahu? Your
son-in-law, Jared Kushner. No wonder,
godamn it, you are you are not you are
not taking care of that that that swamp
in Israel.
And in case you need some help or advice
on how to get any of your family members
out of the mega cult, this guy left the
cult and started a website called
Leaving Mega.
I wrote a mega copa. And in that
apology, I said that I was wrong, that I
was sorry for supporting Trump and the
MAGA movement, and that I wanted to
apologize to anyone I may have hurt with
my words, deeds, and rhetoric. And the
God's honest truth is, I never thought
that anybody would care that I had left,
but I discovered that people did care.
And it was born my organization, Leaving
MAGA, is where it came from. So, I want
everyone to think about those in their
in your own lives who are still in the
thr of MAGA. Uh myself, all of our
leaders at Leaving MAGA. We are living
proof that it is possible to leave.
Yes, it is possible. And we're in the
season of miracles. So, don't be silent
at your family holiday gatherings this
year. Instead, get vocal. From the vocal
minority with Nick and Steve podcast,
I'm Steve Harnesses for Really American
Media.

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Trump orders 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
by Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga
Reuters
December 17, 20259:12 AM PST Updated 14 mins ago
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ ... 025-12-16/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115731908387416458
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dec 16, 2025, 3:46 PM

Summary

• Oil prices rise over 1% following blockade announcement
• Trump labels Venezuelan "regime" a foreign terrorist organization
• Venezuela rejects Trump's "grotesque threat"
• Maduro claims US aims to control Venezuela's vast oil reserves

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro's government, targeting its main source of income.
It is unclear how Trump will impose the move against the sanctioned vessels, and whether he will turn to the Coast Guard to interdict vessels like he did last week. The administration has moved thousands of troops and nearly a dozen warships - including an aircraft carrier - to the region.
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"For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela."
In a statement, Venezuela's government said it rejected Trump's "grotesque threat."
Oil prices rose more than 1% in Asian trade on Wednesday. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 70 cents, or 1.2%, at $59.62 a barrel at 0245 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rose 73 cents, or 1.3%, to $56.00 a barrel.
U.S. crude futures climbed over 1% to $55.96 a barrel in Asian trading after Trump's announcement. Oil prices settled at $55.27 a barrel on Tuesday, the lowest close since February 2021.
Oil market participants said prices were rising in anticipation of a potential reduction in Venezuelan exports, although they were still waiting to see how Trump’s blockade would be enforced and whether it would extend to include non-sanctioned vessels.
LEGAL QUESTIONS.
American presidents have broad discretion to deploy U.S. forces abroad, but Trump’s asserted blockade marks a new test of presidential authority, said international law scholar Elena Chachko of UC Berkeley Law School.
Blockades have traditionally been treated as permissible “instruments of war,” but only under strict conditions, Chachko said. “There are serious questions on both the domestic law front and international law front,” she added.
U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat, called the blockade "unquestionably an act of war."
"A war that the Congress never authorized and the American people do not want," Castro added on X.
There has been an effective embargo in place after the U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela last week, with loaded vessels carrying millions of barrels of oil staying in Venezuelan waters rather than risk seizure.
Since the seizure, Venezuelan crude exports have fallen sharply, a situation worsened by a cyberattack that knocked down state-run PDVSA's administrative systems this week.
While many vessels picking up oil in Venezuela are under sanctions, others transporting the country's oil and crude from Iran and Russia have not been sanctioned, and some companies, particularly the U.S.' Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab, transport Venezuelan oil in their own authorized ships.
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas
An oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
China is the biggest buyer of Venezuelan crude, which accounts for roughly 4% of its imports, with shipments in December on track to average more than 600,000 barrels per day, analysts have said.
For now, the oil market is well supplied and there are millions of barrels of oil on tankers off the coast of China waiting to offload. If the embargo stays in place for some time, then the loss of nearly a million barrels a day of crude supply is likely to push oil prices higher.
Two U.S. officials said the new policy, if implemented fully, could have a major impact on Maduro.
David Goldwyn, a former State Department energy diplomat, said if Venezuela's affected exports are not replaced by increased OPEC spare capacity, the impact on oil prices could be in the range of five to eight dollars a barrel.
"I would expect inflation to skyrocket, and massive and immediate migration from Venezuela to neighboring countries," Goldwyn said.
Since the U.S. imposed energy sanctions on Venezuela in 2019, traders and refiners buying Venezuelan oil have resorted to a "shadow fleet" of tankers that disguise their location and to vessels sanctioned for transporting Iranian or Russian oil.
As of last week, more than 30 of the 80 ships in Venezuelan waters or approaching the country were under U.S. sanctions, according to data compiled by TankerTrackers.com.
INCREASED TENSIONS
Trump's pressure campaign on Maduro has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, which have killed at least 90 people.
Trump has also said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country will soon start.
Maduro has alleged that the U.S. military build-up is aimed at overthrowing him and gaining control of the OPEC nation's oil resources, which are the world's largest crude reserves.
In wide-ranging interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, said Trump "wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle."
The Pentagon and Coast Guard referred questions to the White House.
The Trump administration has formally designated Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, saying the group includes Maduro and other high-ranking officials.
Maduro, speaking Tuesday before Trump's post, said, "Imperialism and the fascist right want to colonize Venezuela to take over its wealth of oil, gas, gold, among other minerals. We have sworn absolutely to defend our homeland and in Venezuela peace will triumph."
Reporting by Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward in Washington, Shariq Khan in New York, Marianna Parraga in Houston, Additional reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb and Mike Scarcella; Editing by Scott Malone and Stephen Coates

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