Trump, who was speaking at a rally in Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, warned that Clinton opposes the Second Amendment and would appoint Supreme Court justices who would block gun rights.
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I heard about this Second Amendment quote.
Trump earlier appeared more focused on delivering his typical campaign stump speech about Clinton, telling supporters she would represent four more years of President Barack Obama, “but maybe worse”, and sparring with her over policy.
However, donors to candidates considered to be outside the Republican establishment were far more likely to give to Trump. “Clinton, she’s going to double up your taxes”. “And I think Donald Trump revealed again many other statements, reveal the same thing but it revealed this complete temperamental misfit with the character that’s required to do the job and in a nation, we gotta be pulling together and countenancing violence is not something any leader should do”.
Democrats – including Clinton – quickly accused Trump of suggesting violence against the Democratic nominee.
When asked to clarify what Trump meant, his campaign said he was referring to getting supporters of the Second Amendment to rally votes for Trump in the election.
Until Trump made the remark, he had been trying to rally Republican voters behind him and against Clinton, who is leading in national opinion polls in the race for the November 8 election.
The NRA followed with, “But there IS something we will do on #ElectionDay: Show up and vote for the #2A!”
All in all, Clinton has received $2.2 million from donors to Republican candidates, more than $600,000 than Trump, according to The Times’ report, citing Federal Elections Commission filings through June.
“This individual wasn’t invited as a guest, and the campaign was unaware of his attendance until after the event”, Clinton’s campaign said in an email to reporters.
“In this clip, Trump’s either calling for an armed revolt or the assassination of his opponent”.
The reaction from Democrats was immediate.
The latest controversy to strike Trump’s campaign arose, as they often do, out of an offhand quip at a boisterous campaign rally.
At a later rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina Trump avoided addressing his controversial comments.
Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia, who is the running mate of Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential nominee, said that he could not believe the comments made by Trump, while a former spymaster said that but for the Republican nominee such a remark would have landed him behind bars.
In an interview Tuesday, Trump also pushed back against criticism of his comments, attempting to target Clinton as a president who would take peoples’ guns away.
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The group’s comments drew a sharp reply from Trump, who painted them as “nothing more than the failed Washington elite looking to hold onto their power” and saying they should be “held accountable” for making the world less safe. She blamed congressional Republicans for inaction.
