My friend is a right wing racist

Just say that sorry, you wish her well, but you cannot be friends with a person whose views you find offensive. Tell her not to contact you any more. You will not be losing out on much by ending the friendship, after all.

I wouldn’t want to continue the relationship. If you can’t get her to listen, you could send her a WhatsApp message explaining that her right wing racist views are unacceptable to you and that clearly, you have become very different people. If she continues to “bombard” you with calls or is unpleasant to you, just block her in the WhatsApp settings!

Just unfriend her !! I really don't see your problem ?? You don't like her and have nothing in common with her. Just stop responding to her and she'll get the message. You don't care about her so you won't worry about offending her. I'm sorry to sound so harsh but I since this pandemic started my thoughts have become more clear, life is too short to be in a cycle of doing things for politeness sake , we could be dead tomorrow.

I had similar "friend" who was opinionated realised how much she was upsetting me after one of her rants I sent her a text saying no more and finally Blocked her number on phones to stop the calls and texts.

Newatthis, if you have enough in common apart from morality / politics, could you manage to accept her as amusingly misled, and treat her political ramblings with amused tolerance?
Like as if she is an adolescent sort of thing?

If you really don’t want contact, I think you should tell her rather than ghost her. But you do know you can block her on what’s app don’t you? Or even mute her for a while, to give you time to think.
I personally couldn’t cope with right wing views.

What about a simple email stating that you have appreciated her friendship but now find that you each hold such different views on life that you cannot see the friendship going anywhere in the future. We all grow and form our own opinions and some friendships just don't feel appropriate anymore. Wish her good health and happiness for the rest of her life and say that you will no longer be contacting her.

Just tell her straight In will not discuss politics with you’.

Our countries are so different and there are countless things to chat about. If she doesn’t respect your decision she isn’t really a friend.

If you really can't put up with her beliefs , it's time to say goodbye .
She doesn't want to listen to what you have to say so it really isn't worth the agro that she is giving you.
Next time she What's Apps you, at the beginning of the conversation, just calmly say that it was lovely meeting up with her and catching up with all your joint memories but her beliefs no longer coincide with yours and you think that it would be better if the conversation along with the friendship ended there and you both remember your past friendship kindly. Then end the conversation and close down What's App connection to her.
It's sad, but she isn't the person that you remember from your schooldays at all and there is really no point on carrying on any connection with her.

I have my life long best friend also living in USA she became a born again Christian and is also Trump fan. I have no problem with who or what she chooses to follow, however over the years she bombarded me with videos books tapes all on becoming a born again Christian it all got to much because that’s all her phone calls were about. Eventually last year I stopped picking up her calls it went on for 10 months I’d drop her a text now and then and say I had a lot going on and the time difference was now a problem when she was trying to connect with me. Fast forward to last month I eventually answered her call and when she asked why we hadn’t spoke for so long I told her truth and her trying to bring Christianity into every conversation she apologised and said she missed talking to me and it wouldn’t happen again as she doesn’t want to fall out over it. Our long gap of not talking did the trick, so maybe give that ago.

Just tell her that Trump is a corrupt scumbag who is destroying his country's democracy. You'll never hear from her again!

you can block her number on whatsapp and your phone,

You don't have to be friends with anyone. This lady makes you uncomfortable, so disengage if you can't cope. However, do remember that the USA is an alien culture, even though we speak a common language (well, almost!) It took a visit to friends in Chattanooga for me to realise that. I felt as though I was trying to communicate with Martians! Your erstwhile friend will no doubt have been influenced by those around her. It's easy for us to see Trump as a narcissistic buffoon with a short attention span, but that's speaking at a distance. In psychological experiments, 8/10 people will change their minds about 'facts' when surrounded by people who think otherwise (look what happened in 1930s Germany). Your friend may be just one of the eight! So, okay, don't be friends with her, but understand that you may also be influenced in ways that you don't recognise. You could try one final conversation when she next rings, and say: "What you say sounds like racism. Do you really believe that?" Ask her how she has come to the conclusion she has, and what evidence she has, and from which sources. I am advocating a form of Socratic questioning in which you simply examine her statements and get her to explain them to you. If none of this works, then block her on WhatsApp. As I say, you don't have to be friends with anyone if you don't want to.

I wouldn't give her any more of your time.

It doesn't sound like you would change her opinions/views.

I've not read all the comments but BLOCK her number on Whatsapp.

Open the WhatsApp chat with the her phone number. Tap BLOCK. Tap BLOCK or REPORT AND BLOCK, which will report and block the number.

You really do not have to eventually answer her calls on WhatsApp

Mark her emails as JUNK.

Just read a few previous comments and many are suggesting you BLOCK her. Please newsatthis let us know you have.

I agree with BlueBelle, real friends share values and I couldn’t tolerate racism in any form.

A Cruel but simple remedy..... Block her number. A great advantage with mobiles?

I think the only thing you can do is to be blunt.

Tell her that you have obviously lived very different lives since you were schoolgirls and that you cannot accept her racist views.

This being so, you no longer wish to know her and will not answer her calls in future.

I never use whatsapp, so I don't know whether you can block her number, but if so, do so.

Otherwise you will just have to ignore her attempts to get in touch.

Just block her on WhatsAp. It is simple to do.

As others have said be very firm, say you value her friendship but you do not discuss politics. As you can block and later unblock a WhatsApp caller you may wish to say that if she does bring up politics again you will block her until after the election etc.

faq.whatsapp.com/android/security-and-privacy/how-to-block-and-unblock-a-contact/?lang=en

I wouldn’t be friends with someone who was blatantly racist and right-wing for the simple reason that I would not like them (or go off them big time) so it wouldn’t be worth the effort. The friendship will dwindle and die off if you don’t respond to her.

I wouldn't just give up an acquaintance because they were racist. I firmly believe you cannot affect change if there is no communication so I would take the opportunity to call out overt racism. That said, if they continued to be overtly racist, I would find that toxic so I would feel obliged to tell them exactly why I was cutting connection and then do it. What I wouldn't do is "ghost" them because they won't know what is so offensive about them. Although you might have very good reasons for cutting them out of your life, they learn nothing from being ghosted and even feel they own the moral high ground.

Just be straight with her.And also explain you dont want more than a 'send christmas& birthday cards' friendship as you really cant manage more than that right now.I dont have whats app so dont know but is there a way to block her on it? Might be the only way.If not tell your 'real friends' and your family that you are not havìng whats app for a bit and why.then delete it or whatever you do with it.She will get the hint. Then 're-join' it in a few mths time.it might be the only way.Your real friends/family know where you are and have your phone number etc. Or consider also changing your number if shes got access to it anyway.

I don’t agree with blocking and ghosting people. If you don’t want to be friends any longer be honest and say so and give your reasons.

I've never thought my friends' politics had anything to do with our friendship (or their religion either for that matter). But then most of my old friends date from the days we all marched for equal rights, civil rights and so on. I made new friends when I had my children but they didn't much last as all we had in common was our children and when the kids left nursery, and school and moved on so did we. I think people come in and out of your life all the time and friendships sometimes just run their course and that's it.