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World War II veteran and Jefferson City resident Ralph Kalberloh passed away on Sunday at 98-years-old, according to his wife, Barbara. Kalberloh retired as a U
donald trump, i should be more scared of getting aids from having gay sex. >> so what extent is fear a part of this? >> oh, fear is 100% a part of it. >> reporter: barbara spencer lives 300 miles north of kyle, a resident of a decorra, iowa, nursing home. >> you voted for trump in 2016? >> yeah, i thought, maybe this man is really going to do something good. >> reporter: but barbara now says she's one of the only outspoken voices against him at her nursing home. >> there are so many things that he's said that he's going to do this and do that to get even with people. >> i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> and that's just like an accelerant. >> reporter: barbara and kyle, they're not alone. we've heard this often over the last year, and those who do publicly speak out, anxious of being shunned by friends, family, or others in their communities. >> i don't talk about donald trump a lot, because i'm afraid of the backlash and so, for me to do this is really a step out
with them, because it's going to be ever-evolving, as the political stakes in this country become ever the more clear, and as donald trump walks towards a likely iowa caucus win, a potential gop nomination, it's folks like kyle who you've heard from who are actively trying to figure out where they go and where they belong in a republican party dominated by the likes of donald trump. >> really powerful conversations there. nbc's vaughn hillyard, thanks for bringing them to us from iowa. we appreciate it. joe, there's a lot to sift through there. obviously, the kind of hate that some of these people who have left donald trump have put out there, publicly, are getting online, something that comes from the top, donald trump encourages that, if you're not onboard with us, you've got to go after them. and also to hear barbara, the older woman we heard there say in 2015, 2016, i listened donald trump. i thought, maybe he's going to go into washington and shake things up. he's an outsider. he'll be the guy on "the
republicans who now feel uncomfortable admitting they don't support him. joining us now in des moines, indiana, is nbc news correspondent, vaughn hillyard, so talk to us about what you discovered? >> reporter: we talked so much about the silent majority, those were donald trump's own words to describe the movement that was around him. let's be clear, not only does polling bear this out, but also our conversations with the folks on the ground here in iowa and around the country that those opposed to donald trump, they are silent, by and large, but also the minority, not the silent majority, which has made it difficult in their conversations with their friends and their family, and those in their community when talking about donald trump. take a listen to a few of the folks, though, who were willing to speak to us on camera. >> people go below the belt and take after donald trump. donald trump goes below the belt. >> kyle claire fell in love with politics in 2015 because of donald trump.
section. >> you voted for trump in 2016. >> yeah, i thought, maybe this man is going to really do something good. >> reporter: barbara said she's one of the only outspoken voices against him at her nursing home. >> there's so many things that he said he's going to do this and that to get even with people. >> i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> and that's just like an accelerant. >> reporter: barbara and kyle are not alone. we have heard this often over the last years and those publicly speaking out, anxious of being shunned by family, friends or others in the community. >> i don't talk about donald trump a lot because i'm afraid of the backlash, and so for me to do this is really a step out of my comfort zone. >> reporter: public polls of the republican presidential contest show that trump remains popular with most gop voters. it's more than just candidates like nikki haley and ron
two currently administration officials tell nbc news that the united states and its allies are considering a stronger military response to shut down houthi rebel attacks on commercial ships in the red sea. on tuesday, the u.s. navy shot down 21 houthi missiles and drones launched from yemen in one of the largest attacks to take place in the red sea in months. joining us from teheran, bureau chief ali arouzi. iran backs the houthis, what is iran currently saying and what is the u.s. currently warning iran? >> reporter: well, the u.s. and the uk and others keep warning the houthis and their patrons here in iran to stop these attacks in the red sea or there will be consequences, and almost