Republicans have used 'law and order' to win elections before. This is why Trump could do it again
- Written by Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne
Evan Vucci/APIn 1991, Donald Trump’s mother, Mary, was mugged on a New York street. As Trump’s niece recounts in her new book, the young assailant slammed Mary’s head into her Rolls Royce so hard, her brain haemorrhaged.
This firsthand experience with violent crime informed Trump’s hardline views on criminal justice and...
