Deutsche Welle video captures depressing America 2026

SAN FRANCISCO

Lee Heidhues 10.23.2026

It’s no surprise Trump has been twice elected President. What are these people thinking? Are they thinking?

The blogger now knows full well how disjointed is the state of American politics just 11 days before the November 3rd election.

The disturbing and depressing video starts off by happily displaying a Pennsylvania family in the killing fields joyfully hunting and slaughtering harmless fowl. The young man tells the reporter such activity has been going on in his family for decades. The teenager is happy to join in the killing

https://www.dw.com/en/many-us-voters-are-undecided-disillusioned-or-disengaged/video-79736235

An adult, an enthusiastic Trump fan, contends that rising gas prices don’t bother him.

Further on the reporter interviews a number of citizens. Many of whom seem totally ambivalent to the ruination Trump has brought to this country.

Deutsche Welle 10.23.2026

Deutsche Welle reporter Ines Pohl interviews a disenchanted Pennsylvania voter

Less than two weeks before US midterm elections, the race for Congress is becoming a test of President Trump’s strength. DW’s Ines Pohl went to Pennsylvania to find out what, if anything, will get voters to the polls.


Voters in Pennsylvania are weighing a mix of cultural values, economic concerns and political frustration ahead of the US midterm elections.

In many rural communities, support for gun rights and hunting traditions remains strong, with some residents crediting Donald Trump with protecting those freedoms.

But rising living costs, including fuel prices, are also shaping opinions.

In struggling former industrial towns such as Johnstown, some voters have lost faith in politics altogether. others are reconsidering long-held party loyalties.