How I Finally Learned To Handle My Trump Supporting Friend

"He accused me of an ad hominem attack, except I wasn’t attacking - just telling him the truth."

by Ben Cohen

I have a Trump supporting friend who contacts me intermittently to discuss politics. He takes a combative approach knowing full well I’ll take the bait and engage in kind. My friend usually begins our interactions via text with a diatribe about socialism in Venezuela, or a joke about identity politics.

“Before we get started, let me first c…