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CNNOct 01, 2023
The Facts
Former Pres. Donald Trump’s campaign on Monday backtracked over claims of whether Trump purchased a Glock firearm at Palmetto State Armory in South Carolina.
Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung previously deleted a post on X — formerly Twitter — that stated the purchase was made. However, Cheung later clarified to the media that Trump didn’t buy the gun.
The Spin
Republican narrative
This is yet another case of Trump-hating Democrats taking the political titan's comments out of context to deliberately whip-up controversy. A video showed the former president merely admiring a gun – as any protector of the Second Amendment would – and expressing his desire to purchase one. The gun store has since confirmed that no purchase was made, so there's no reason to abuse the legal system by drumming up additional phony, politically motivated indictments.
Democratic narrative
This incident should draw more attention to the fact that the law itself is under attack from Republican federal judges and conservative interest groups. Based on the Supreme Court’s absolutist interpretation of the Second Amendment, Trump might be eligible to purchase a gun within months despite his current legal status. These reports are not only about Trump and his catalogue of immoral and, potentially, illegal acts, they're about drawing the attention of Americans to the future of federal law and public safety in the face of an overwhelmingly conservative SCOTUS.
