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Why Donald Trump is Like a Gun: He’s Dangerous? That’s the Point
The politics of Trump mirror gun politics: The three ways to see Trump and danger — it’s a fear to one side and an appeal to the other
Democrats repeat: “Donald Trump is dangerous,” and Trump backers answer, “Exactly — He’s our gun to protect us from you.”
To understand the latest round of Trump coverage, it helps to compare the Trump debate to the debate over guns: A record number of U.S. voters support new gun restrictions, as a record 1 million new firearms are sold monthly.
A backlash reaction to the FBI raid on Trump’s home helped him shatter 24-hour fundraising records as The Washington Post reported he may have illegally kept “nuclear secrets.” A new poll shows that 83 percent of GOP voters said the raid motivated them to vote against Democrats.
Another new poll shows 89 percent of Americans agree the House January 6 Committee hearings didn’t change their mind about “what happened at the Capitol that day or who is responsible.”
The three approaches to Trump mirror the gun-control debate:
