President Trump's spree of remarkable comments has turned into a disturbing game of charades.
Trump spoke at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting on Friday, notably borrowing a so-called "phrase you've heard a thousand times" to claim "the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." And in an attempt to prove that old adage, Trump brought up 2015's terror attacks in Paris, going so far as to act out his interpretation of the shootings that left 130 people dead.
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