You might be trying to break bread across the table this Thanksgiving, but Trump–era politics continue to foster division and strife among families and (former) friends across the country.

But a world-renowned cult expert and former cult member said there’s hope to bridge that chasm.

Dr. Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump and an expert on cults and mind control, detailed the path forward for congregating with MAGA kin over the holiday season while speaking on The Daily Beast Podcast.

The mental health counselor warned of the “massive estrangement“between those who’ve embraced the MAGA movement and their family members who have not. But instead of giving up, Hassan advises learning more about what it means to be trapped in an “authoritarian mind control cult.”

A former cult mem

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