“Why do you support Trump, and what reservations do you have about him?” Five conservative-leaning Braver Angels members join the Braver Angels Podcast for a lively discussion on President Trump, Joe Biden, and the Supreme Court vacancy. Featuring guests Iris Diaz, Larry Gutman, Joe D’Aura, Mark A Reinecke, and Ruth Littmann-Ashkenazi.
‘Braver Angels really helped me to see the humanity in people from the other side’: One high schooler’s journey to better political conversations
06/18/2026
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A native of Boulder, Colorado, Mia didn’t know many Trump supporters—and she was nervous to engage with them. “I was like, ‘Don’t they hate women? Don’t they hate black people?’” she said. “That was my initial belief because that’s what I had heard about people who voted for Trump.” But she quickly realized she was wrong. During the first Braver Lens session, Mia was able to connect with conservatives in the group and recognize their points of commonality. “When we met, they showed their pictures, and explained their life stories, and I was able to see where our values overlap,” she said.
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This is informative, however, these people don’t seem to care about anything but business and Israel. What about reproductive rights, what about education, what about social services, police racial prejudices and brutality, what about gun control, what about homelessness and children living in poverty. Though each one of these people make good points its just limited to business. I just don’t feel Trump and republicans care about people. At least that’s the way they come off as being in my experience.