On Tuesday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sent tongues a-wagging when he said that in the event of a Hillary Clinton presidency, “Second Amendment people” could “do” something.
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“Words matter, my friends”, the former U.S. secretary of state said a rally in Des Moines, Iowa.
“Every single one of these incidents shows that Donald Trump simply does not have the temperament to be president and commander in chief of the United States”.
“Donald Trump’s remarks continue to reveal that he is unfit to lead this Nation”, Bonoff said in a statement.
Vickers said Wednesday on CNN he would have liked to take the Republican Party’s presidential nominee “to the shed” for his remarks about the right to bear arms, which many political observers construed as a threat of violence against Clinton.
But to support Clinton, said Aguilar, who is executive director of the American Principles Project Latino Partnership, is to support policies and views that are antithetical to conservative ideology.
Speaker Paul Ryan said in response, ‘I hope he clears it up very quickly.
“Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment”, he said to a crowd of supporters in the Trask Coliseum at North Carolina University in Wilmington.
Trump’s unusually candid reflection about the uncertainty of his electoral prospects came as he’s struggled to keep the focus on his opponent – Clinton – and avoid unwanted distractions.
Still, the attack ad marks an important change in one way, the Trump camp seems no longer to be satisfied with staying out of the ad war in what is seen as a must-win state for the Republican presidential nominee.
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It listed 50 prominent Republicans and independents who have endorsed her so far, including Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “We have to protect our Second Amendment, which is under siege”.
Trump says it shows that under Clinton, “you pay, and you’re getting things”. “I was just… aghast”.
“Maybe I’m hearing it wrong, but sounds like he’s basically saying take her out”, said Julie B, an office administrator and married mother of two who was identified only by her first name and last initial.
“I got an email that I called (State Law Enforcement Division) about this morning, where a man threatens my life and threatens President Obama’s life”, Rutherford said.
Of course, the Secret Service talked to Trump.
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“The support he has from Republicans nearly seems obligatory rather than voluntary”, Mike Smith, a Republican voter and Reuters/Ipsos poll respondent, said of Trump’s remaining defenders.
