Can't speak for all, but as a New Yorker I'm in the "slightly exhausted but hanging on" camp. We're stable-ish, it's just that everything costs a kidney here.

Is anyone going to ask him about the cuts on NOAA?

Trump’s base will:
Lose healthcare
Watch rural hospitals close
Pay more for food, fuel, and power
Cheer louder than ever
Because the branding works.
He calls it “beautiful.”
He blames immigrants, climate laws, and “welfare cheats.”
And they believe him.

And the Irony?
The states most dependent on Medicaid and SNAP — Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama — are the first in line to be gutted.
And they voted for it.

8. Defense Spending? Bloated.
$158 billion increase
$25 billion for munitions
$50+ billion to militarize the border
A new “Golden Dome” missile shield
Because apparently, the only “entitlement” left is weapons.

7. Education? Privatized.
Student debt relief canceled
Borrower protections rolled back
Graduate loans slashed
Meanwhile:
Private school donors get a 100% tax credit up to $4 billion
If you can donate $50K, the government thanks you with public money.

6. Immigration? All Punishment, No Reform.
$170 billion for ICE, walls, and detention
$54 billion to detain families
3.5% tax on remittances
Higher fees for visas, asylum, TPS
No DACA fix. No path to citizenship. Just more enforcement.

5. Climate Policy? Reversed.
EV and clean energy credits repealed
Emissions standards blocked
Drilling expanded
Strategic Petroleum Reserve refilled
Result:
790,000 clean energy jobs lost
Climate goals delayed a decade
Electricity bills up
Fossil fuel execs? Thriving.

4. Child Tax Credit? Raised… Technically.
From $2,000 to $2,200/year
That’s $16.67/month per child
Not enough for groceries, but just enough for the illusion of progress
Requires a Social Security number, disqualifying over 1 million U.S. citizen kids in immigrant families.