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It's for the same reason JD Vance promises to his followers that Trump will "stick it to Wall Street". Your average Trump voter isn't a capitalist ideologue. They don't like billionaires, they don't like their bosses, they don't care if CEOs get hunted in the streets. They're pro-capitalist solely because Fox News says it's good, they haven't the slightest clue what it means.
You gotta remember that most people aren't complete freaks and are capable of empathy. There's a very good reason nobody knows what capitalism actually entails and why there's so much anti-communist fearmongering. Because if people actually knew what these words meant, many right-wingers would change their minds.