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::Brooks supports [[Same-sex marriage|homosexual "marriage"]]<ref>Brooks, David (November 22, 2003). [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/22/opinion/the-power-of-marriage.html The Power Of Marriage]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref> and [[abortion]].<ref>Brooks, David (April 22, 2007). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE6D9163EF931A15757C0A9619C8B63 Postures in Public, Facts in the Womb]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref> He strongly opposes [[Donald Trump]],<ref>Brooks, David (March 18, 2016). [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/opinion/no-not-trump-not-ever.html No, Not Trump, Not Ever]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref> even calling him "an agent of incompetence,"<ref>Hanchett, Ian (September 8, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/09/08/brooks-trump-agent-of-incompetence-i-wish-those-around-him-wouldnt-write-about-trying-to-contain-him/ Brooks: Trump ‘Agent of Incompetence’ – I Wish Those Around Him ‘Wouldn’t Write About’ Trying to Contain Him]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 8, 2018.</ref> and considered the far-left elitist [[Hillary Clinton]] to be more "competent" and "normal" than Trump.<ref>Schwartz, Ian (June 11, 2017). [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/06/11/david_brooks_people_will_be_sick_of_trump_and_vote_for_hillary_she_will_be_competent_and_normal.html David Brooks: People Will Be Sick Of Trump And Vote For Hillary, "She Will be Competent And Normal"]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref> On the Senate floor, left-wing Democrat Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] gave Brooks accolades for denouncing Republicans as "not normal".<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2011/07/08/krauthammer-on-nyts-david-brooks-hes-not-a-conservative/ Krauthammer on NYT’s David Brooks: ‘He’s not a conservative’, Daily Caller, July 8, 2011]</ref> In October 2017, Brooks stated that "My own view on [gun control] is that we should probably pass all the gun control measures that are talked about, whether it’s the gun shows, whether it’s limiting the number you can buy"; Brooks stated this despite admitting in the same interview that he doubted that these measures would be effective in actually stopping gun violence.<ref>Poor, Jeff (October 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/10/07/david-brooks-urges-media-stop-talking-people-like-vegas-shooter-just-want-become-famous/ David Brooks Urges Media to Stop Talking About People Like Vegas Shooter: ‘They Just Want to Become Famous’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 8, 2017.</ref> In 2019, Brooks endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] for president.<ref>Caralle, Katelyn (February 1, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/david-brooks-endorses-kamala-harris David Brooks endorses Kamala Harris]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 1, 2019.</ref> In March 2019, he endorsed the concept of racial [[reparations]].<ref>Conner, Paul (March 8, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/times-columnist-david-brooks-endorses-reparations Times columnist David Brooks changes position, endorses reparations]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 8, 2019.</ref>