‘My Generation Did This’: Joy Reid Slams Selfish Generation X for Picking Donald Trump Over Young Voters Who Are ‘Struggling’

Some have pinned the blame for Donald Trump’s victory on racial groups — support from Black men and Latinos rose significantly from 2020, while white women tilted slightly towards the Republican nominee. Others pointed out the educational divide: college graduates favored Kamala Harris. But MSNBC host Joy Reid pointed the finger at one generation in particular: her own. Generation X, generally defined as people born between 1965 and 1980, voted in larger numbers for Trump than all other age demographics, older and younger. Joy-Ann Reid attends the Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere Event for Hulu’s “The 1619 Project” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on January 26, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) “My generation, Generation X, the people who grew up on WWE and Hulk Hogan and Donald Trump, did this,” said Reid, born in 1968. “They looked in the face of someone who said, ‘I want to be a dictator on day one.’ We did. We did this to our kids. … (O)ur generation has to really take a long hard look because we’re not the people struggling.” Fifty-two percent of Generation X’ers cast ballots for Trump, compared to 46 percent for Harris. Americans 65...