The businessman-turned-politician denied incitement and said he was exhorting his supporters to vote.
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“Donald Trump lost me a long time ago”, Shays told MSNBC in an interview.
He was referring to the US Constitution’s clause that enshrines “the right to bear arms”.
“I can’t think of anything remotely comparable to it”. No one tells a joke about the opponent getting shot. And, I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton.
To be sure, both candidates have had up-and-down campaigns and poll numbers – with Clinton continually plagued by her email scandal and voter concerns about her trustworthiness, while Trump continues to make divisive comments that alienate Republican lawmaker and voters.
To be clear, the idea that Republicans can save their congressional majorities, even as Trump goes down to a awful defeat, really does depend on a degree of ticket-splitting that has become less and less common in the 21st century. Some pledged to withhold their endorsement and others backed Clinton. The presidential hopeful accuses Donald Trump of a “casual inciting of violence”.
Ms Clinton today said that Trump’s remarks showed that he did not have the qualities of a president.
He and his campaign quickly sought to douse the flames, insisting the Republican flagbearer was merely urging gun rights supporters to reject her candidacy at the ballot box.
In addition, 50 prominent national security experts signed an open letter saying they would not vote for Trump in the fall, saying he “lacks the character, values, and experience” to be president.
But Trump’s remark at a Tuesday rally about gun rights activists sparked a torrent of criticism on social media that he was effectively calling for Clinton’s assassination. James Rohrscheib, 74, a registered Republican and retired U.S. Navy officer from Washington state, told Reuters the reality is the November 8 election will be a “tough one”.
“I’m in a quandary as to who I am going to vote for”, Rohrscheib said.
On the defensive once again, Donald Trump is blaming faulty interpretations and media bias for an uproar over his comments about the Second Amendment.
Critics pointed out that Trump has appeared to condone violence in the past; he once said he would like to punch a protester in the face, and he jokingly offered to pay the legal fees of a North Carolina man who did indeed punch a protester. “I think he was really trying to rally the NRA, but it just should never have been said”.
“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.
“And for no other reason that he wants to beat Hillary Clinton”, she said.
MARY CORP, 64, of Toledo, Ohio: “I do not like Trump, but I thought it was probably a joke”.
“The race isn’t over in the states we’ve shifted to leaning Democratic, but it’s now clear that Clinton is playing from a position of strength in those states”, the Decision Team said in a statement Tuesday, as the new scorecard was released.
Mr Trump was seeking to reset his campaign this week with an economic policy speech after a series of missteps including a clash with the parents of fallen Muslim American army captain Humayun Khan. But his remarks Tuesday undermined that effort.
“Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the second amendment”, he told a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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“The fact is, too many families in America have suffered-and continue to suffer-from gun violence and the vast majority of the American people – including the vast majority of gun owners – believe we can and must do better”, the statement said.
