I got to know this one guy from the library and we started to hang out a lot (almost everyday). I told him a lot about my past struggles (like family issues, bullying in school etc) and he was a good listener.

He eventually brought me to his church and I met some nice people there. Over time, I got to learn his behaviour even more and I realized he wasn't so nice. His brother tried telling me how good Donald J Trump is and how I should see what he's actually doing for the people etc. Turns out the guy I met from the library is also a trump supporter and was subtly trying to make me become a DJT supporter as well (saying all kinds of things about him and how the media just likes to make him look bad).

I made it clear I wasn't a supporter of his and when asked why is it because your dad is a democrat I said "yes, partly but not entirely" and he asked me to give him a percentage of how much influence my dad has over me and I said I wasn't going to quantify that. This turned into an argument the next day when I said I didn't appreciate how he boxed me into the convo about politics and made assumptions and asked for an apology. He later during the convo said he doesn't respond well to "threats" and claimed I was bullying him.

Not only did he refuse the apology, failed to take accountability for it by projecting onto me. He said we should meet in person to discuss this because he doesn't like texting. We met up and I bought him a Starbucks coffee and we sat on a sofa. I got belittled, told I'm trying to bring him down to my level by asking for an apology, have no confidence and low self-esteem etc. He even said the stuff I was saying is what the devil says and said he wants to pray with me to which I refused. He told me to get up and hug him to which I refused but I extended my hand (prior to this he said he wanted to say a prayer with me and I said this wasn't about religion and if he wanted to pray to do it in his own time). He mentioned over text how the friendship was over prior to the meeting. Few days go by and his brother deletes me off social media out of the blue.

I stopped seeing him and his friends along with the church people. But now I'm certain he's been ruining my rep behind my back and when he sees me he always tries to give me a fist bump saying "what's up bro". I always reciprocate because I dont want to show weakness since he knows about my bullying past.

Last time I texted him was late January and I basically just keep telling his friend im busy when his friend asks me to "let me know when you're at school and we'll chop it up :) ". AITA ?