Nah, they just claimed that.
At any rate, with two political groups each of which is bent on being meaner than the other, we will see a race towards the abyss.
The only real answer is God.
I still have good, Christian friends that are offended by my Trump gear (hat and/or t-shirt) because "of the way he treats women", meaning the "grab them by the pussy" remark of two years ago.
They burnt that into the conscience of so many people in a relatively short time, that any adverse commentary, true or false, more easily found a nest in the decision making process.
It's our turn now.
At every opportunity ...