Although the second amendment people- maybe there is. His comment sounded as if it were conditional on Clinton winning – and on the notion that only Second Amendment supporters could stop her at that point.
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“Give me a break”, he said.
But Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook blasted Trump for using “dangerous” language.
“It’s called the power of unification – Second Amendment people have wonderful spirit and are tremendously unified, which gives them great political power”, said the Trump campaign in a statement.
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement, “This is simple-what Trump is saying is unsafe”. With three months away from the presidential election, polls show Clinton leading ahead of Trump by as much as double digits in swing states like Florida, Ohio and Iowa.
“People who believe that firearms in the hands of law abiding citizens make our communities more safe not less safe should be involved in the political process and let their voice be heard”, Pence said.
So, in other words, Pierson more or less proposed Trump was just throwing out the idea of assassinating Clinton as a possible outcome of her election.
Here’s the full text of the speech that contained the remark, and in which he said of Clinton.
“I think that’s what the comment was initially meant to point to, but in classic Trump fashion, he made it in a way to be subtle kick to get people talking about it and doing exactly what we’re doing right now”, Hayden explained.
“I would disagree with you on this point”, Hunter told Blitzer.
Democratic lawmakers also expressed shock about Trump’s comments.
He said the Republican nominee was talking about what Second Amendment activists could do if Clinton won the presidency to keep her from appointing Supreme Court justices in support of gun control.
“Americans find themselves asking whether Donald Trump has called for the assassination of Hillary Clinton”, The New Times editorial said.
But will Trump’s “Second Amendment” remarks backfire politically? “So if anyone can stop a very anti-Second Amendment agenda, it would be the NRA and the Second Amendment folks”.
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“What he meant was, you have the power to vote against her”, Giuliani said. You have the power, you have the power to campaign against her.
