A Conversation With A Long Time Republican Staffer Who Publicly Left Trump’s GOP

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

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4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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I sat down with Miles Bruner, a long time GOP fundraiser and strategist, who, finally after a ten year struggle, publicly walked away from his livelihood and publicly left the Republican Party. It’s never easy, it takes courage, and it should always be applauded. Super interesting conversation

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0:00.0	America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:07.3	That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.
0:13.5	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.6	The social contract, it's on us.
0:30.8	The way, everybody, as you're coming in, welcome.
0:34.4	Really interesting, I think important conversation tonight. Miles Bruner is with me,
0:39.6	longtime Republican fundraiser and strategist who came out two weeks ago, very publicly. Great
0:47.0	article in the bulwark. I'd encourage everybody to read it about why he left the Republican Party,
0:54.4	why he left Trump's Republican Party.
0:57.7	It's a great piece,
0:58.9	and it's a really important, brave thing that Miles did.
1:04.2	I encourage everybody, by the way,
1:05.9	follow and subscribe to Miles on Substack as well.
1:10.8	It's interesting, Miles. You... to Miles on Substack as well.
1:13.4	It's interesting, Miles.
1:17.2	Like, he comes down that escalator.
1:19.7	He announces he's running.
1:23.1	When that happened, your story and my story,
1:24.4	kind of like we were like,
1:27.0	like I'm no longer in Congress.
1:31.8	I'm a talk show radio guy. and all of my listeners fucking love him.
1:39.4	But the Republican insiders I spoke to then gave me what you just gave me.
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