There are many things Donald Trump’s presidency will be remembered for, but the one that may be the most haunting is turning political discourse into a war zone.
The culmination of this effort was the seditious riots in the nation’s Capitol Building by a Trump-inspired mob in an attempt to stop elected leaders from confirming Joe Biden’s election as president.
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