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I don't think history needs a revision. It is what it is.
The bumpstock thing was bigger than just bumpstocks. It was an admission by him that guns were the problem, not people. We're now back to vilifying inanimate objects. It puts gun owners back on the defensive in the argument. Then, his presser with Feinstein was disgusting, even if he knew pushing the onus back on Congress would kill the issue. Horrible optics. Whether you want to admit it or not, he proved that he had no problem throwing gun owners under the bus when the going got tough. That's not surprising with any politician, though.
With that said, it's not what really exposed his serious flaws to me. Trump's reputation took a major hit with me with the lockdowns. He pushed Fauci and Birx as the SMEs to "guide" us through it. He helped give them the power, and they ran with it. He pushed the lockdowns as necessary. As a businessman, he should have known the implications of it on the supply chain and small businesses. As a politician and/or strategist, he should have realized how it would be used against him, as well as its exploitation for personal gain by many in DC. Many of our current issues, like inflation, labor participation, and supply chain issues are directly related to it. It cost the American people in a big way, both short term and long term. He pushed it. He owns it.
Trump did lots of good, and shined a light on lots of problems within the government. His screw ups were major screw ups, though.
I'll vote for him again, in spite of his shortcomings, because the alternative is batshit crazy. At this point, I would prefer DeSantis over Trump if I had my choice. I think that many would.
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There i disagree with you but neither of us know what trump was thinking.
My overarching theory in how trump works is he'll say almost anything to massage the moment. He'll call people bad dogs for disagreeing with him then turn around and call them good dogs the very next day for doing something good... wether he means it or not.
The same goes for perceived stances on buttstocks and, if we remember, red flag laws. I recall these things, too ;) personally, i think they fall under the same policy--massage the moment, take no real action on it.
To point, if trump were so anti-gun, he could have rolled and signed to law every evil thing he is being accused of with a 100% chance of passing. If he truly saw people as the problem as you suppose, there would be law backing it up. This is what i mean by revisionist history. He could have taken up any congressional push for gun control-- even a mundane buttstock law--at any point. He didn't. There is no law you or anybody else can point to that puts those words into substantial action. You really think there would be enough republican spine to stop it?
You can point to the ATF however, which has been doing ATF bullshit for years well before trump. You can also make a case that he should have reigned them in or abolished them, like everybody and their wish list. Sure, but he couldnt even get support from his own damn party to do simple shit like ban flights from terrorist countries and build a wall. Killing off an entire federal agency would take an act of God without just his party's support, let alone both repubs and dems stabbing him on the back.
Anyway, you be you. I dont like some of his policies either, some of the people he endorses, etc, but short of Desantis, id vote for him again in a heartbeat.