Empathy Goes on Tour: David Clayton’s Fight in North Carolina’s District 5

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.7 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

David Clayton, known on Instagram as #officialempathytour, is running for North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The district is currently represented by Virginia Foxx, a Republican who has held the seat since 2005. David Clayton is the antithesis of the cult of Trump. He believes in women’s rights. As far as religion goes, he thinks everyone is free to believe in something or not believe in anything. He also believes that empathy is not a sin, but rather a necessary element of a functioning society, one in which people move away from the narrow confines and towards a more open, supportive, and accepting society. Fear-mongering online and on the news is its own form of coercive control. And, with the rise of Artificial Intelligence and social media conglomerates controlling so many people’s minds and lives, we need to see change led by people like David Clayton, who will put people over profits and power. David is running as an Independent and promises to call out the legalized corruption that plagues our current political system. David spent several years of his life passing out survival gear to homeless veterans. He has also drafted proposed legislation to house homeless veterans. This proposed legislation is called the Character by Integrity Act. David is currently building a following among both Democrats and Republicans by speaking plainly and simply about what is happening in America today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Steve Hassan with another episode of cults, culture, and coercion.
0:09.6	My listeners know that I've been focusing on brainwashing and mind control cults and helping
0:15.8	people get out of authoritarian control and wrote the cult of Trump.
0:20.6	So we're going to get into what's happening politically today with of authoritarian control and wrote the cult of Trump.
0:23.8	So we're going to get into what's happening politically today with our guest, David Clayton,
0:27.4	who, David, I've been watching your posts
0:29.9	and liking it and sharing it on my stories for a while,
0:34.3	and I'm grateful that you consented to this interview.
0:38.1	I'll just say that your Instagram is official empathy tour.
0:44.3	You're also on TikTok Empathy Tour.
0:48.1	You have a large following there.
0:50.2	But most importantly, you are running as an independent for District 5 in North Carolina
0:57.4	against Virginia Fox.
1:00.0	And you've been spending years of your life helping vets, wanting to help homeless vets in particular
1:07.9	drafted proposed legislation to house homeless vets, titled The Character by Integrity Act.
1:15.8	And you give very practical advice, and that's why I wanted you to come on.
1:22.4	Also, you're a citizen advocate, which I love.
1:26.4	So welcome to my podcast, David Clayton. Dr. Hassan,
1:31.2	thank you so very much for having me. It's my pleasure to be here. Yeah, my pleasure.
1:35.3	I pronounced my last name, Hassan, even though it's spelled. It's okay. Everyone mispronances
1:41.3	it, but then I feel the need to correct them, so forgive me for
1:45.6	my OCD or whatever, my perfectionism. So David, first of all, we know that the current
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