In the middle of the electoral campaign for the primaries,donald trumpHe has taken advantage of an event in South Carolina to enter a gun store. To the surprise of the former president, there they had a edition of a Glock pistol made in his image and likeness: with his face On the handle, an inscription with his name and the number 45, which corresponds to his mandate in the White House.

It doesn’t lack detail, so as soon as the former president saw it, he couldn’t hide his enthusiasm and asked if they were selling well. When the seller confirms that they are a success, he even jokes: “They like me.”

But it didn’t stop there, because Trump expressed on two occasions that “I wanted to buy one”. And here it all arises the controversy.

Your campaign spokesperson confirmed that he bought it through a tweet that he later deleted. And he was not the only one around her, since the Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor and a faithful Trumpist, who also accompanied him during the visit to the store, confirmed that the purchase had been made. He said it live on television when journalist Brian Glenn asked him: “Can we confirm that President Trump bought that gun?”, and she responded: “Yes, I have a photo of him here.” Photo that she showed to the camera.

Hours later, Trump’s entourage rushed to eliminate those confirmations of purchase and blamed the press for lying.

Behind the denial there is a legal controversy. The former president isaccused of dozens of serious crimes that prevent him from buying weapons and the store cannot sell them to him either. Precisely, the illegal possession of weapons has been one of Trump’s flags to attack the son of Joe Biden.