“And if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks”.
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Clinton supporter Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic Arizona congresswoman who was wounded in an assassination attempt in 2011, said Trump’s remarks are proof that he is unqualified to lead. Some in the audience in North Carolina who were seated behind Trump could be seen wincing when he made the comment. 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”.
Following the remarks, Clinton’ campaign manager Robby Mook released a statement saying, “This is simple – what Trump is saying is unsafe”.
Was he suggesting violence against Hillary Clinton when he told a Wilmington, North Carolina, rally: “If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks”.
“Second Amendment people have unbelievable spirit and are tremendously unified”, Miller said in a statement, “which gives them great political power”.
The comments were quickly criticized, as backlash followed from the Clinton campaign, the media, and even members of the Republican party. In just three hours, 2nd amendment became the top trending topic on Twitter, with more than 60,000 posts mentioning the term.
“She wants to take your guns away and by the way, if she appoints Supreme Court justices, meaning if she gets the option to appoint, meaning a very sad day in this country because if she became president she would do a bad job, this would be four more years of Obama and we don’t want four more years of Obama”. “You have the power to speak against her”. “Because you are American”. By seeming to encourage armed insurrection against a Hillary Clinton administration, Mr. Trump has recklessly magnified the danger of his previous claim that the election is being “rigged” against him.
So when Donald Trump went there at a rally on Tuesday, it was a sinister moment in a campaign already replete with ugly moments.
The U.S. Secret Service, charged with protecting both nominees, said on Tuesday evening that it was “aware” of Trump’s comments, but the agency did not comment further. Trump attempted to clarify his remarks during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, saying, “This is a strong powerful movement, the Second Amendment. Hillary wants to take your guns away”.
“And you’re not going to be able to protect yourselves, which you need – which you need”. “This is a political movement”.
What did people hear? Elizabeth Warren was quick to wade into the fight. Eastern time – and her tweet got retweeted more than 2,500 times.
The statements, which appeared to suggest that gun rights advocates might shoot his rival for the presidency, have stirred another backlash against the Republican candidate during a week his campaign had hoped to steer clear of controversy.
It said – quote – “Many people are saying that the Iranians killed the scientist who helped the USA because of Hillary Clinton’s hacked e-mails”.
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The Second Amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”.
