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How does Gen Z feel about President Trump?

Attendees wait in line ahead of a Town Hall event with former U.S. President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on September 27, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. (Emily Elconin/Getty Images)
Emily Elconin/Getty Images
Attendees wait in line ahead of a Town Hall event with former U.S. President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on September 27, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. (Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark and host of “The Focus Group” podcast, has spent hundreds of hours listening to voters in focus groups.

She talks with Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan about one of her latest sessions, where Gen Z voters for President Trump open up about foreign policy fatigue, skepticism toward JD Vance, and whether politics is reshaping dating and identity.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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