Although the 2nd Amendment people, maybe there is. “There are a lot of Americans in this country who support the Second Amendment”. Some in the audience in North Carolina who were seated behind Trump could be seen wincing when he made the comment.
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Trump’s intended message was not immediately clear, but lawmakers, former national security officials and other critics expressed concern that he had advocated, possibly in jest, that Clinton or her Supreme Court nominees could be shot.
“A person seeking to be the president of the United States should not suggest violence in any way”, it said.
“Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the Second Amendment”, Trump said to a chorus of boos from the crowd.
Trump’s campaign quickly responded to critics, saying that any suggestion that the billionaire businessman was advocating violence against Clinton was a media overreaction.
Clinton’s supporters are hoping the latest Trump trip-up will lead yet more of his fellow Republicans to defect. In just three hours, 2nd amendment became the top trending topic on Twitter, with more than 60,000 posts mentioning the term. His campaign later clarified that he meant they would unify and vote against the Democratic nominee.
He added: “But I tell you what, that will be a awful day, if Hillary gets to put her judges in, right now we’re tied”. “Because you are American”.
“It proves that most of the press is in the tank for Hillary Clinton”, he added.
While the content of that tweet is on the same vagueness level as, “Worst day ever”, there is speculation that the Secret Service could be referring to Donald Trump’s comments earlier Tuesday about Hillary Clinton. The GOP candidate’s distortion of Clinton’s position on the Second Amendment and his comments Tuesday prove “how risky Trump really is”, said Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “This is a strong political movement, the Second Amendment”, Trump said. “I’m not here to take away your guns”. She wants to leave you unprotected in your home. “They have tremendous political power”.
Last week, as Trump created tension within the Republican Party by initially refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s reelection, Pence deviated and offered his unyielding support of the speaker.
Harris added: “It can’t always be, “Oh, crap, Donald Trump said” and then fill in the blank”.
The U.S. Secret Service, responsible for both Clinton’s and Trump’s protection, said it was aware of what Trump had said but declined to say whether it planned to investigate.
In another tweet, the NRA sided with Trump’s campaign statement.
“Many people are saying that the Iranians killed the scientist who helped the US because of Hillary Clinton’s hacked emails”, he tweeted Monday night. Clinton, in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, said, “I’m not here to repeal the Second Amendment”, saying she wanted “common-sense reforms” to gun laws.
She was most popular with Quebec residents, and perhaps surprisingly, slightly more popular with men – 48 per cent compared to 47 per cent of women.
Tim Kaine, Clinton’s running mate, said Trump’s remarks show “just no understanding for the role of leader”.
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But will Trump’s “Second Amendment” remarks backfire politically? #ProtectHillary was also one of the top trending hashtags on Twitter.
