We have been seeing a lot of craziness surrounding the Republican National Convention (RNC) this week. Some of the Republicans have crossed into illegal territory with their remarks against the Democrats.
A New Hampshire lawmaker and Donald Trump’s adviser, State Representative Al Baldasaro, said this in an interview on the Jeff Kuhner Show:
“…This whole thing disgusts me, Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason.”
Yep, you read that right. This guy said that Hillary Clinton should be shot.
A spokesperson for the Trump campaign, Hope Hicks, just threw Baldasaro under the bus when she said:
“We’re incredibly grateful for his support, but we don’t agree with his comments.”
The Secret Service has opened up an investigation into these remarks.
Clinton Communications Director, Jen Palmieri, said:
“Donald Trump’s overtaking of the Republican party – and his constant escalation of outrageous rhetoric – is in danger of mainstreaming the kind of hatred that has long been relegated to the fringes of American politics where it belongs. This week at the Republican convention, we’ve seen the clearest embodiment yet of this dangerous phenomenon.”
A spokesman for the Secret Service, Shawn Holtzclaw, said:
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation.”
Baldasaro is not backing down from this comment. He said:
“I stand by it because treason is treason. When you take information on a server, that’s a non classified server, classified info, and you’ve got names of American CIA, Secret Service, ambassadors or whatever and you’re sharing that out there, you’re giving the enemy information.”
It is not just politicians who are sending death threats to Clinton. A United Airlines pilot, Michael Folk, said that Hillary Clinton:
“…Should be tried for treason, murder, and crimes against the US Constitution… then hung on the Mall in Washington, DC.”
The tweet has been deleted, and he was suspended by United Airlines.
It is okay to disagree with a candidate, but no one deserves death threats. It is entirely illegal, and these people should be tried.
Here is the interview with Al Baldasaro from the Jeff Kuhner show:
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