Did Trump say he wants to ban video games?

VERIFY readers asked if former President Trump wants to ban video games. An old video clip being shared out of context falsely implies he does.

The presidential election is in the home stretch with both candidates making a final push to focus on key issues for voters.

A video of former president and presidential nominee Donald Trump has gained millions of views on social media, showing him discussing plans to curb youth violence by banning violent video games.

An X post with more than eight million views claims, “Donald Trump says he will ban videogames [sic].” and includes a video clip of the former president.

In the video, Trump says: “We must stop the glorification of violence in our society. This includes the gruesome and grisly video games that are now commonplace. It is too easy today for troubled youth to surround themselves with a culture that celebrates violence. We must stop or substantially reduce this and it has to …

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