Trump did not elaborate on his meaning.
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But her support of stricter gun laws has drawn the wrath of the NRA which tweeted @realDonaldTrump is right.
However, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement that Trump’s comment was “dangerous”. “A person seeking to be the President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way”.
However, Trump’s willingness to even suggest such a thing opened the floodgates of anger on social media among many people who interpreted his remarks as being about the assassination of a USA president or, perhaps, of a Supreme Court Justice.
“Hillary wants to abolish, essentially, the Second Amendment”, he said.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., immediately called for the Secret Service to investigate Trump for inciting a legitimate threat against Clinton.
There were even different reactions right where Trump was standing. “The comments today from Donald Trump show a blatant misunderstanding of the Second Amendment, United States Constitution and the ideals that make this country great”.
Mrs Clinton has stressed she wants to impose stricter limits on gun sales so that weapons do not fall into the hands of people who should not have them, like criminals, the mentally unstable, or those on government terror watch lists. He then added, without elaboration, that Second Amendment supporters might be able to do something.
“This isn’t play”, Murphy wrote on Twitter.
In recent days, Trump has suggested that the election outcome will be rigged, and adviser Roger Stone has forecast “civil disobedience” and a “bloodbath” by Trump supporters should he lose.
The National Rifle Association, the gun lobby that has endorsed Trump, came to his defense.
“One read: “@RealDonaldTrump is right. You’ve really got to wonder what the hell he was thinking.
Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, said Trump was talking about the clear election choice for pro-gun voters, not encouraging violence against Clinton.
Clinton’s campaign, however, offered a different take on Trump’s comments.
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For many, Trump’s words echoed comments made by Sharron Angle, the Tea Party Republican candidate for the Senate seat in Nevada in 2010. Pence made his comments to a Philadelphia NBC News reporter following a Pence town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
