Expectations Vs. Reality: Trump Supporters, Opponents On The Last 4 Years

Four years after Donald Trump won, he turned out to be a better president than many of his supporters hoped — and worse one than many of his opponents feared.

That's what NPR's Ari Shapiro found as he re-connected with voters who first spoke to NPR in early 2017, just before Trump was inaugurated.

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This episode was produced by Brianna Scott, Lee Hale, Brent Baughman, and Connor Donevan. It was edited by Sami Yenigun and Courtney Dorning with help from Wynne Davis. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.