Speaking today in North Carolina, GOP nominee Donald Trump suggested that it might be necessary for one of his supporters to kill Hillary Clinton so she doesn’t appoint any Supreme Court justices.
Specifically, Trump said:
“Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the Second Amendment. And by the way, if she gets to pick her judges: Nothing you can do, folks. Although, the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don’t know.”
Here’s the video:
Yes, that’s right: a contender for the White House just suggested that someone kill his rival if she happens to get elected. This is inexcusable! The man should be taken into custody and charged. And yes, he did indeed break the law:
.@NormOrnstein @peterdaou The threat @realDonaldTrump made against Secretary Clinton violates 18 U.S.C sub. 879 pic.twitter.com/zKEVqYHhCi
— Mr. Jameson Neat (@MrJamesonNeat) August 9, 2016
Rather than apologize, the campaign released a statement condemning the “dishonest media.”
This is too much. The man is a danger to the United States. He needs to be arrested and charged with the crime he so blatantly committed today. He is a domestic terrorist, plain and simple.