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Oh, here we go:

He's talking about voting, Faux Outrage.

Here he is, at a rally, ostensibly trying to convince people to vote for him. He brings up how Clinton will put left-leaning judges on the Supreme Court, and as a result will repeal the second amendment (????), and there's nothing people can do about it. Then, as an alternative, he offers:

"Although the second amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know."

Why would he encourage people to vote for him in that way? Why wouldn't he just say "unless you vote for me, Donald J. Trump?"

No, it was just another crass, cynical, violent implication that was worded vaguely enough to be plausibly deniable.

 

[EatinOlives]

Aaaand everyone is talking about Trump

Mission Accomplished

And when he loses the election:

"Trump was talked about all day! That's what he wanted! Mission accomplished!"

 

[Darth Ghandi]

What a fucking shower of cunts!

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Do you have incitement to violence laws in the US?

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Everyone has been talking about Trump's gaffes non-stop since Mr. Khan put the boots to him and he is tanking hard. Is the mission to tank harder?

Is he though? Are there numbers to support this? And yes, I'd love to see him finally figuratively kill his political career.

 

[Diprosalic]

edit,

 

[thelatestmodel]

Thank god he's tanking eh?

There's just no filter whatsoever on this guy. You couldn't make it up.

 

[Blizzard]

Is there no limit to what a rich white republican man can say or imply? This shit couldn't possibly fly in actual developed countries

I think the United States is pretty developed -- but there are still a lot of bad people in it and backwards beliefs/attitudes.

 

[boiled goose]

This is a pretty clear call for an assassination.

All other politicians should be calling shit out. Puts all of them on the cross hairs.

Is there no limit to what a rich white republican man can say or imply? This shit couldn't possibly fly in actual developed countries

eh? As if right wing nationalists haven't won or backwards right wing nationalist policies haven't passed in other countries??

 

[minor effort]

In other news, all Bailey's delivery trucks in the DC metro area have been rerouted to Reince Priebus's residence.

 

[KDR_11k]

At what point is the shit he says an illegal incitation of violence that should jail him?

Unfortunately US law is EXTREMELY restrictive when it comes to acting against threats, it has to be a clear, believable threat against a specific person. If it looks even remotely joke-like it's ignored. And general incitement doesn't seem to be very punishable either, after all the KKK and outright Neo Nazi groups are still legal in the US.

OTOH the standard for "threatening the president" seems pretty low, some drunk guy was babbling about how "God will reveal himself in a burning bush" while GWB was in town and he got 37 months for it. I don't know if that covers candidates though (but they do seem to get the full SS protection).

 

[metalslimer]

People still believe all this coverage helps trump? That only worked in the primaries because it helped him capture the base necessary to split the rest of the vote between the competition causing him to surge ahead.

Also the scary thing is that Trump has enough angry supporters that he could be extremely dangerous if he loses

 

[BossLackey]

If this weren't the country I live in, this race would be really entertaining.

 

[Skiptastic]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

https://twitter.com/vgmac/status/763096032905400322

I like what the first response says. Either he is straight up advocating for her to be shot or saying that the NRA should buy votes against her judges. So basically, it's a good thing for one lobbying group to be above the will of the people. Either way, it's bad news for Americans.

We all know he meant the first one, but his second one is still bad. Not as bad as asking someone to shoot her, but still not good.

 

[jmdajr]

edit,

That's not from this campaign.

 

[Curufinwe]

The particularly stupid thing is that if someone was to follow Trump's advice he would just lose the election by an even bigger margin.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Is he though? Are there numbers to support this? And yes, I'd love to see him finally figuratively kill his political career.

Yeah, there are:

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/

 

[MCN]

I can't wait to see this cunt's entire world destroyed and dismantled.

 

[johnny956]

Aaaand everyone is talking about Trump

Mission Accomplished

Based on the latest polls, even Trump isn't immune to the crap he spews out. He's getting destroyed by the moderate and those unsure in the polls.

 

[Acerac]

It's trending, so it certainly will.

I love being wrong about stuff like this. Suggesting that your fellow nominee for president should be assassinated is... unspeakable?

My brain can't wrap itself around the fact that he said this.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Aaaand everyone is talking about Trump

Mission Accomplished

Since the conventions Trump has dominated the news cycle more than he ever has and as a result his poll numbers are plummeting. If he just wants people talking and doesn't care that his campaign is in a nose dive than more power to him.

 

[Hale-XF11]

Well, there's a first. A united states presidential candidate calling for his rival to be murdered.

 

[B-Dubs]

 

[OldGangWarily]

At first I was kind of surprised by the crowd not cheering when he said that knowing the kind of people who goes to his rallies.

 

[MechaX]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

https://twitter.com/vgmac/status/763096032905400322

My brain just imploded.

 

[LiK]

Let's see the GOP dummies try to spin this.

 

[Interfectum]

i love this lol

Let's see the GOP dummies try to spin this.

https://twitter.com/vgmac/status/763096032905400322

 

[SporeCrawler]

So basically he said kill clinton?

 

[valkillmore]

Can't he be arrested for this shit? If a private citizen did this they'd be facing jail!

 

[TS-08]

That makes zero sense in the context of the quote. He is saying no one can stop her from picking judges if she is president. Except maybe the 2nd amendment folks. What special retroactive voting powers does the 2nd amendment give people. Fuck all the idiots spinning this bullshit.

Not only that, but why would he say "maybe there is. I don't know" with regards to voting? This fits his M.O. of being vague when he suggests something untoward ("There's something going on.")

 

[thelatestmodel]

So basically he said kill clinton?

Yup.

 

[Darryl M R]

I was on GAF all day thinking "Hmm there isn't any new Trump thread right now. Geez I was hoping he would do something stupid."

 

[hunchback]

I swear he doesn't want to win.

I have thought that from the start. I honestly think that in Trump's mind this is a game to him. I don't think he wants to win but just wants his name in the history books. And it keeps the Trump brand in the news.

I'm still laughing at people that thought he was some kind of Russian sleeper agent. He's just a pathological liar who believes what comes out of his mouth. He only cares about himself and the Trump brand name.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

So basically he said kill clinton?

Her or the judges...or both.

 

[Jawbreaker]

It's like he wants to lose, but in a way where he can go out while blaming "the rigged system and media" for his loss.

 

[Saint Gregory]

You get the benefit of the doubt about a joke like this in a private setting amongst like minded friends.

You do not get the benefit of the doubt about a joke like this during a rally with thousands of people and who-knows how many loonies out their listening that will take this as a "coded message" from Trump and run with it.

What a dangerous baffoon. I'm not even the type of person that gets offended about speech stuff in general but wow, come on dude.

It's times like this that I'm grateful for hateful crap like Fox News. It created the echo chamber that makes Trump feel like saying something this vile in public is OK.

 

[Curufinwe]

Aaaand everyone is talking about Trump

Mission Accomplished

Next step will be releasing a tape of Ivanka giving him a blowjob.

That'll really get people talking, which is always a positive.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Guys cut the fake outrage. It's just a little political assassination joke. Stop being so politically correct. Acting like its a big deal to advocate shooting your political opponents

 

[The Jackdog]

Yup.

omg no he didnt. guys cmon.

he clearly meant just wing clinton's shoulder with a bullet.

and hes gonna use the best bullets to do it. Mexico is gonna pay for the sicario too.

 

[MCN]

Yeah, there are:

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/

That makes me feel a lot better.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Fucking gross.

 

[WedgeX]

Trump is approaching Aaron Burr levels of villainy.

 

[minor effort]

Although it's past time for Republican leadership to start denouncing Trump en masse, if this isn't some sort of last straw for you, you're also irredeemable, GOP.

 

[abstract alien]

Sounded like a joke. One he shouldn't have said most likely, but a joke. He clearly doesn't give a damn, either way.

 

[facetheslayer92]

Odds that Trump drops out? He seems to have lost his marbles

 

[Jon]

I can't believe I am about to defend something Trump said (and I am a staunch Hillary supporter), but I think this quote truly is taken out of context. Please watch the longer clip provided by Politico below and make up your minds. I think it's pretty clear he is talking about a voter block.

https://twitter.com/politico/status/763090542943174656

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

I'm anti-gun in all situations but isn't the sole purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to give people the power to overthrow their government?

I would assume this means threatening to kill, and if non-compliant, killing those in power until your group of people seize control again.

Of course, if you don't seize power with your militia, you'll face the consequences of treason, and deservedly so... but.... <Insert Donald Trump Smug Facial Gesture>

 

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With the way he worded that whole passage, he makes a pretty good argument in favor of gun control.

 

[labaronx]

The statement was so outrageous the wolf blitzer look a like dropped his jaw lol

 

[DOWN]

Is the NRA spin supposed to be good? That he says trying to have the NRA buy congress is a good option? That's obviously not what he said.