Members of Clinton’s government-appointed guard detail should abandon their weapons because she wants to “destroy your Second Amendment”, he said, referring to the US Constitution’s clause that enshrines the rights of Americans to bear arms. “Take their guns away. let’s see what happens to her”. Okay? It’d be very risky.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reportedly duped the media into broadcasting an infomercial for his new hotel on the pretext of a “major announcement” to get more than 20 minutes of free air-time.
The comment raised eyebrows, prompting a response from the Clinton campaign that officially accused Trump of inciting violence against the Democratic nominee and calling Trump’s words “dangerous”.
Clinton has repeatedly said his statement is not true. I finished it. President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period.
Trump’s comment has sparked a heated controversy, though the magnate had made similar remarks in the past and this one, in fact, was merely an extension of the long-time argument of the National Rifle Association, or NRA, that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”. “I do have ideas about a birth certificate yes and that is my job right now we have no info to substantiate that that is a legitimate document right now”, said Sheriff Joe.
Mrs Clinton, however, said Mr Trump owed the President an apology for promoting the false theory.
The Democratic nominee, on the other side, said that Trump’s acknowledgement of President Obama’s birthplace doesn’t go far enough and he should apologize for this, according to CNN Politics.
Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida on September 16, 2016.
Appearing in Washington, he said Obama was born in the United States but then incorrectly suggested that the Clinton campaign had started the conspiracy theory. It’s fairly typical. I was pretty confident about where I was born.
Friday marked the first time he said in no uncertain terms he was mistaken.
Hours later, Trump’s campaign spokesman Jason Miller issued a statement that suggested the question had been settled five years ago – by Trump.
The “birther” movement had questioned Hawaii-born Mr Obama’s citizenship and therefore his eligibility as president.
“Tonight, Donald Trump once again alluded to violence against Hillary Clinton”, said Elizabeth Shappell, spokeswoman for Correct The Record, a pro-Clinton media watchdog group. Let’s check out this tweet he sent later in the day to find out, shall we?
At a Trump rally in March, Secret Service agents leaped on stage and surrounded him as colleagues tackled a man who jumped a barricade and ran toward the candidate.
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Trump has often cited the country as a model of a failed state, warning that if Clinton is elected, she’ll turn the U.S. into Venezuela.
