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Cutting Trump slack: Voters forgive reversals _ to a point

In this photo taken April 14, 2017, Dennis O'Flaherty in seen Sacramento, Calif. President Donald Trump’s voters are showing they can be a forgiving lot, up to a point. The president’s recent shifts in position on a series of big foreign policy issues have got his supporters debating whether the policy reversals are worth a mere shrug of the shoulders or are a cause for bigger concern. (AP Photo/Sophia Bollag)
In this photo taken April 14, 2017, Dennis O'Flaherty in seen Sacramento, Calif. President Donald Trump’s voters are showing they can be a forgiving lot, up to a point. The president’s recent shifts in position on a series of big foreign policy issues have got his supporters debating whether the policy reversals are worth a mere shrug of the shoulders or are a cause for bigger concern. (AP Photo/Sophia Bollag)

By Associated Press 5 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – What’s wrong with being flexible? He’s only human. All presidents change their minds.

President Donald Trump’s voters can be a forgiving lot – up to a point.

“He thinks too fast and then makes decisions too fast,” says Miriam Naranjo in Miami Lakes, Florida.

“He’s changing his mind on almost everything he said,” says Bob Brown, of South Windsor, Connecticut.

Naranjo is willing to give Trump more time. Brown is not.