and wesley easterling is one of them. they benefit from medicaid and food stamps. campaign, he took candidate trump at his word. >> save med care, medicaid and social security without cuts. have to do it. >> when he said that he, you know, he wasn't going to cut medicaid or, you know, the benefits of, i believed that. >> reporter: but the proposed new health care plan and the proposed federal budget cut hundreds of millions of dollars a year from medicaid and cuts food stamps and social security disability insurance. >> i mean, i felt just like i was insulted, just like he played me for a fool. i mean, i kind of took it personal. >> reporter: if you could do it over again, if election day were today, who would you vote for? >> hillary, without a doubt. >> reporter: inside elliot county's penny mart we spoke to other voters, like bluegrass musici musician sammy atkins. if the election were held today, who would you vote for? >> i'd have to wait and see a little bit more. it's his office. if he does a lot of cutting and stuff, i'm sure it night might the other way. >

and wesley easterling is one of them.d his family have benefited from medicaid and food stamps. he took candidate trump at his word. >> save medicare, medicaid and social >> when he said that, you know, he wasn't going to cut medicaid or, you know, the benefits, i believed that. >> reporter: but the proposed new healthcare plan and the proposed federal budget cut hundreds of millions of dollars a year from medicaid. the budget also makes cuts ranging from food stamps to social security disability benefits. >> i felt like he played me for a fool. i mean i kind of took it personal. >> reporter: if you could do it over again, if election day were today, who would you vote for? >> hillary without a doubt. >> reporter: inside elliot county's penny mart, we talked with other trump voters. if the election were held today who would you vote for? >> well, i'd probably have to wait and see a bit more i nene into his office. if he does a lot of cutting and stuff, i might go the other way. >> reporter: but he said he would enthusiast

got to nip it in the bud and have to start somewhere. >> reporter: wesley easterling just graduated fromlding program at a community college and hopes to get a refinery job soon so he can be off federal assistance. >> donald trump during the campaign said he's going to fight for the little guy. you're the little guy, right? >> i am the little guy. >> reporter: do you feel he's fighting for you? >> no. not at all. little guy's going after it himself. >> reporter: in the meantime, he says he's praying for his family, his country and his president. gary tuchman, cnn, elliot county, kentucky. >> joining us now, scott jennings, former special assistant to president george w. bush. and bakari sellers, cnn political commentator, former south carolina statehouse member. guys, thanks very much. scott, president campaigned on various populist ideals, the rust belt a big part of his winning strategy. so how big of a problem is it if the resident there is feel sort of betrayed by him right now? >> well, i think you can always anecdotally find people who don't like a politician that they recently vot