For the second time throughout this election, Donald Trump suggested Hillary Clinton would suffer the consequences of weakening the Second Amendment. Speaking at a campaign rally in Miami, he wondered what would happen if her body guards were disarmed.
Trump says Clinton is against 2nd Amendment, jokes about disarming her bodyguards: 'Let's see what happens to her' https://t.co/6gWaUt6cuK [1]
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) September 16, 2016 [2]
"Take their guns away. She doesn't want guns . . . let's see what happens to her," he said. "Take their guns away, OK? It'd be very dangerous." In August, Trump suggested that "the Second Amendment people" might assassinate Clinton [3] if she were elected. Clinton has publicly stated she has no intention of taking away the Second Amendment, but if elected, she does support a ban on assault weapons [4].
People were predictably outraged by the remark.
that sounded a lot like a threat #DonaldTrump [5] on #HillaryClinton [6] secret service crew "take their guns away and lets see what happens to her"
— yvonne (@jensen_yvonne) September 16, 2016 [7]
Trump:"See what happens to her"
Irresponsible,dangerous and once again insinuating that HRC could be harmed by "2nd amendment people"— (((antonio5591))) (@antonio5591) September 16, 2016 [8]
So @realDonaldTrump [9] has now twice encouraged/hoped for someone shoot @HillaryClinton [10]. He's unfit.
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) September 16, 2016 [11]
Trump is apparently incapable of discussing the Second Amendment without evoking a Clinton assassination. https://t.co/7kdvk3K7Bd [12]
— Taniel (@Taniel) September 16, 2016 [13]