Trump Faces New Challenges Testing Terror Playbook Against Clinton
The Republican’s projection of strength worked for him in the primary, but Clinton may be better suited to avoid his national-security traps.
How Will the Orlando Massacre Affect Trump-Clinton Race?
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Donald Trump rode to the top of the Republican presidential field by projecting an image of strength. He had the harshest words on immigration, anti-terrorism proposals that provoked outrage, and a hair-trigger campaign style that invited new controversies to move past old ones.
Now, after the worst mass shooting in American history, he's taking the same chaos-based approach to the independent voters he needs to beat Democrat Hillary Clinton.