To the editor: Columnist Jackie Calmes touches on a key issue — perhaps the key issue — of the 2024 presidential campaign. ("That scowl. The gag order. A frightened juror. Who’s on trial, a former president or a mob boss?" April 28) Many of former President Trump's supporters have no interest in his alleged criminal conduct, his policies, his philosophies or even his politics. They simply admire his hyper-macho patois and gangster emulation, and buy into his over-the-top tough-guy swagger. And... Read this story
