“Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I dunno”.
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She has said repeatedly that she supports the Second Amendment right to own guns, though she does back some stricter gun control measures.
In May, Politifact found no evidence that Clinton ever advocated for repealing or abolishing the Second Amendment. Some in the audience in North Carolina who were seated behind Trump could be seen wincing when he made the comment.
It said in a statement: “This is simple, what Trump is saying is risky”.
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of CT, the state where 20 schoolchildren and six adult staff were shot dead by a deranged gunman at an elementary school in 2012, issued a stern rebuke of Trump for his comments.
At another rally later Tuesday in Fayetteville, Trump was careful with his words.
“What he meant by that was you have the power to vote against her”, Giuliani said to cheers.
“He was saying what could happen, as you just said, what could happen”, Pierson said. “And no matter how you look at it, that’s a bad place to be right now”, said Mr. McKenna.
“It proves that most of the press is in the tank for Hillary Clinton”, he added.
It can’t always be, “Oh, crap, Donald Trump said” and then fill in the blank. Eddie Vale, the vice president of the liberal super PAC American Bridge, tweeted at the same time: “ummmmm Trump just alluded to people shooting Clinton”.
Later Tuesday, Trump told Fox News’ “Hannity” that he was referring to the political power of gun rights advocates.
But second amendment supporters at Blackstone Shooting Sports in Charlotte said they interpreted his remarks much differently. Calling Clinton a “piece of garbage”, Baldasaro railed: “This whole thing disgusts me, Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason”. She wants to leave you unprotected in your home.
“This is a political movement”, Trump said.
Since announcing his candidacy last summer, the Daily News has been a vocal opponent of Trump and his campaign for president.
Michael Hayden, the former Central Intelligence Agency director who has come out against Trump, also said on CNN: “If anybody else had said this, they’d be out in the parking lot in a police wagon being questioned by the Secret Service”.
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images News/Getty ImagesWILMINGTON, NC – AUGUST 9: Supporters for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer for him during a campaign event at Trask Coliseum on August 9, 2016 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Trump has planted himself firmly on the side of gun owners with a “law and order” campaign. She characterises the candidate as a cruel person who won’t admit errors. Clinton to make the election a referendum on her and whether Americans think they are better off after eight years under President Obama.
Democrats have accused the Republican nominee of encouraging violence against Clinton.
Tim Kaine, Clinton’s running mate, said Trump’s remarks show “just no understanding for the role of leader”. It also reinforced the concern, voiced by many anxious Republicans, that he can not stay disciplined and avoid inflammatory remarks that imperil not only his White House prospects but the re-election chances of many GOP lawmakers.
Murphy tweeted: “Don’t treat this as a political misstep”.
“It’s an assassination threat, seriously upping the possibility of a national tragedy & crisis”, he said via Twitter.
Trump’s comments Tuesday were reminiscent of the “Second Amendment remedies” floated in 2010 by Sharron Angle, a Nevada Senate candidate who was criticized for seeming to allude to a call for violence.
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Retired four-star general Barry McCaffrey also spoke out against Trump, declaring him unfit for the Oval Office and saying it was “remarkable how little he knows” about national security.
