Wesley Easterly News Today

Faith or standing by their man? >> reporter: wesley easterly and his 2-year-old daughter live in the heart of appalachia. elliott county, kentucky. >> i voted for donald trump. >> reporter: which is noteworthy because donald trump is the first republican presidential candidate he has ever voted for. elliott county was founded in 1869. there have been 37 presidential elections since then. remarkably, in this county, the democratic candidate has won every one of those elections, until this one. an...

And wesley easterling is one of them. he and 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 wasnt 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 disa...

>> i am the little guy. >> do you feel hes fighting for you? >> no, not at all. the little guy is going to have to fight for himself. >> reporter: in the meantime he says hes praying for his family, his country, and his president. gary tuckman, elliot county, kentucky. >> joining us now bakari sellers and statehouse members. guys, thanks very much. so how big of a problem is it if the residents there feel sort of betrayed by him right now? >> well, i think you can always antidotally find people ...

Countys penny mart, we talked with other trump voters. if the election were held today who would you vote for? >> well, id 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 enthusiastly cast his vote for trump again. what do you say about people in these counties? >> tough love. you have to nip it in the bud and youve got to start somewhere. >> reporter: wesley easterling just gradua...