Clinton’s campaign announced an outreach effort to woo support from disenchanted Republicans for the Democratic nominee.
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The ad campaign comes after Trump jolted the presidential race by telling supporters in North Carolina that Clinton would appoint anti-gun judges to the Supreme Court and that perhaps “Second Amendment people” would be able to do something about that.
Speaking at a North Carolina rally on Tuesday (9 August), Trump said: “Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment”.
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.
He then added a remark that opponents have said advocated violence against Clinton.
The Second Amendment enshrines the right to bear arms in the US Constitution, and there is no evidence that Mrs Clinton wants to abolish it, although she does want to tighten some restrictions.
Murphy has frequently been critical of Trump’s stance on guns.
Beyond interpretations of violence, some may have grievances with the factual side of Trump’s comments.
Earlier this week, 50 Republican national security officials signed an open letter questioning Trump’s temperament, calling him reckless and unqualified to be president. And there are few things so powerful, I have to say, in terms of politics. “As the lesser of two evils is why I’m voting for him”.
Indeed, neither Trump nor Clinton enjoys great popularity. Clinton used a private email server while serving as secretary of state, prompting an FBI investigation into Clinton’s email practices.
DONALD TRUMP: It’s called pay-for-play.
“It is, in fact, risky for the country”, she said. “33,000 emails. That’s a lot of yoga!” he said, to laughs from the crowd.
“You aren’t just responsible for what you say”, Gen. Michael Hayden, a former Central Intelligence Agency director, said in response to Mr. Trump’s remark. But during the primary season, she claimed Bernie Sanders was too lenient on gun measures. Opinion polls show the nominees in a dead heat, with Clinton maintaining less than a 1-point lead, according to the RealClearPolitics average of surveys from the state.
Those are the kind of words which would earn anyone else a visit from the Secret Service, as it’s against the law to threaten the safety a Presidential nominee or to encourage others to do the same. The activist was taken down by agents and escorted from the event.
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Agents rushed onto the stage to protect the candidate, but retreated after the protester was escorted out. “I think he was really trying to rally the NRA, but it just should never have been said”. During a radio interview from the RNC, Trump adviser Al Baldasaro openly called for Clinton to be executed.
