On U.S. campaign trail and beyond, Trump’s familiar silhouette proving inescapable

WASHINGTON — He’s the Kevin Bacon of modern American politics, a familiar shadow that seems to loom over or lurk behind virtually every major storyline playing out on the U.S. campaign trail and beyond.
But forget six degrees of separation — with Donald Trump, it’s often only a couple. 
Abortion controversy in Georgia? Trump and Herschel Walker are longtime friends. Kooky Republican hopefuls in key swing states? Chances are, they were backed by Trump. Fears of politi