The 2024 presidential election created serious problems for many American families. Political arguments have gotten so bad that some relatives can barely stand to be in the same room anymore. Both sides think the other is destroying the country, and this has led to real damage in personal relationships.
According to Unilad, writer Andrea Tate had one of these painful experiences after Trump beat Kamala Harris last November. The day after the vote, she stayed in bed feeling miserable. She spent time on social media, removing Facebook friends who hadn’t voted for the Democrat.
That’s when she saw something that made her unable to look at her own husband. He had posted a message celebrating Trump’s win that said “God Bless America. God bless #45, 47.” Andrea felt so angry and sad that she couldn’t even talk to him face to face.
Things got really bad between them
Instead of speaking to him directly, Andrea texted her husband and asked him to delete the post “out of respect for me and all my liberal writer friends.” Then she told him something bigger was changing. She wrote “tell your family I love them, but I will not be coming for Thanksgiving, and I won’t be hosting Christmas. I need space.”
Her husband brought her coffee later and said he understood why she was upset. When they finally had a real conversation, Andrea told him she couldn’t keep quiet about her feelings like she did when Hillary Clinton lost. She said “I don’t want to disrespect your parents or your brother and his family in their home, or our home, so it’s best this way.”
She’s not the only one to cancel Thanksgiving over a loved one’s political views. Cases like this have occurred on both sides of the political aisle.
Andrea was clear about her limits. She said “I will not be in a room of 15 people who voted for Trump.” She refused to accept presents from people who supported a party that talks about building internment camps and deporting millions of people. She also said she wouldn’t sit down for a holiday meal with relatives who voted to restrict abortion rights and hurt vulnerable communities.
Her husband didn’t fight about the holiday changes. He also kept his post up on social media. What happened to Andrea shows how many families are dealing with huge political fights right now. The country feels more split than ever, and even small disagreements about everyday behavior can turn into big arguments online. Andrea wrote about her feelings in HuffPost, saying simply “He won, and, from where I stand, America lost.”
Social media keeps making these family problems worse. Sites like Facebook have become places where one post can change everything between people.
Published: Nov 20, 2025 02:45 pm