Just when you think Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, can’t get any worse, he goes and does this. He actually called for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s assassination.
He was at a rally in North Carolina when he said:
“Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the second amendment.”
He went on to say:
“By the way, and if she gets the pick—if she gets the pick of her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I dunno.”
Did he apologize? Nope. He blamed the media for the words that came out of his big, orange mouth.
Trump response: It's the dishonest media! pic.twitter.com/AQqpQnYpjH
— Victoria McGrane (@vgmac) August 9, 2016
Has he forgotten how to logic? The media is not to blame for the bile that comes out of his mouth.
This is not the first time that someone from the Trump campaign has threatened Hillary Clinton’s life. A Trump adviser and New Hampshire State Representative Al Baldasaro said:
“…This whole thing disgusts me, Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason.”
Trump’s people threw him under the bus, but he still said it. Trump and his campaign need to be investigated. The Secret Service is looking into both of these threatening remarks.
The hashtag #assassination is trending:
20% of #Republicans thought @realDonaldTrump should drop out of the race, before he suggests Clinton #Assassination yesterday. Remember #JFK
— Personal Data Day (@PersonalDataDay) August 10, 2016
It even has its own hashtag, #TrumpsAmbiguousWinkWink. This is because of the “subtle” hint to his supporters to shoot Hillary Clinton.
https://twitter.com/SargonKaveh/status/763337542674493441
I would have 5th Avenue cordoned off. He will shoot someone. He's gotta top this somehow. #TrumpsAmbiguousWinkWink
— @manzogirl50 (@manzogirl50) August 10, 2016
There is another hashtag trending after these threats, #TrumpThreat:
#trumpthreat just think if he becomes president and says something stupid to other world leaders at the UN and a war breaks out because ofit
— wiggyfloyd (@wiggyfloyd) August 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/laurieisreading/status/763381281510002688
Yes!
@realDonaldTrump #trumpthreat You're Fired pic.twitter.com/rnSBCuoQes
— smartypot (@smartypot) August 10, 2016
He responded to this on an interview with Sean Hannity. He’s trying every excuse in the book to get away with this hateful remark.
Hannity asked:
“You know, so obviously you’re saying that there’s a strong political movement within the Second Amendment, and if people mobilize and vote, they can stop Hillary from having this impact on the court. But that’s not how the media is spinning it. What’s your reaction to it?”
Trump answered:
“Well, I just heard about that, and it was amazing because nobody in that room thought anything other than what you just said. This is a political movement. This is a strong, powerful movement, the Second Amendment … there can be no other interpretation. Even reporters have told me – I mean give me a break.”
Hopefully, this will disqualify him from the race:
Featured image taken from YouTube video
