Why Do Trump Supporters Continue to Stand By This Lawless, Lying President? This Psychologist Explains

Why Do Trump Supporters Continue to Stand By This Lawless, Lying President? This Psychologist Explains

May 18, 2026 · 14 min

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Mehdi discusses cognitive dissonance among Trump supporters with psychologist Dr. Cindy Harmon-Jones.

In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Dr. Cindy Harmon-Jones to discuss her new study about the cognitive dissonance of Trump supporters, and what it would take for them to abandon the MAGA cult. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo

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