Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A watan Afrilun 2015, Sexton ya fara rufe zaben shugaban Amurka na 2016, yana halartar tarurruka da yawa ga manyan 'yan takara biyu da kuma rubuta labarai na yau da kullun don "Atticus Review" a cikin rubutun sa "Atticus on the Trail". Ya rufe da
Charleston harbi da kuma sawu na coci burnings a Kudu. A lokacin rani na 2016, Sexton ya tafi wani taron Trump a Kudancin Carolina, kuma ya ba da rahoto game da halayyar da ya lura a can. Tweets dinsa kai tsaye na taron nan da nan ya zama sananne kuma ya jawo hankalin kasa, wanda ya hada da barazanar kisa akai-akai. Daga baya ya rubuta game da kwarewar kuma ya zama mai ba da gudummawa na yau da kullun ga "The New Republic" da "The New York Times".