By Vera Ajoku-
Donald Trump unwisely stated during an interview on Tuesday talk show that Hillary Clinton could be assassinated by disgruntled gun owners.
Mr Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, made an apparent joke about his Democratic rival being shot.
A spokesman for the US Secret Service said it was “aware of Mr Trump’s comments”.
The billionaire was making an unscripted speech in North Carolina about the second amendment which guarantees the right of Americans to bear arms.
He said that this same right would be adversely affected by liberal judges appointed by the US Supreme Court if Mrs Clinton reaches the White House.
Mr Trump went on to say “Hillary wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment. If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks.
“Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know…
“But I’ll tell you what, that will be a horrible day.”
What exactly he meant by a ”horrible day” can be seen in many words. It seems ambiguous, but actually is closer to an interpretation close to tragedy. Trump certainly seems to be suggesting the assassination of Clinton without saying it so directly.
SHOCK
A man sitting at the audience behind Mr Trump reacted with open-mouthed shock at the remark.
The Clinton campaign responded quickly, saying they understood Donald Trump’s comment as one which would encourage violence against their candidate.
Robby Mook, Mrs Clinton’s campaign manager, said: “This is simple, what Trump is saying is dangerous. A person seeking to be the President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way.”
However,Priorities USA, a fundraising group backing Jason Miller, Mr Trump’s his senior communications adviser, denied Mr Trump suggested his opponent be shot. He claimed the Republican nominee was talking about the lobbying and voting power of “Second Amendment people”.
Mr Miller said: “It’s called the power of unification. Second Amendment people have amazing spirit and are tremendously unified which gives them great political power.
“This year they will be voting in record numbers, and it won’t be for Hillary Clinton, it will be for Donald Trump.” It is natural to expect all of Trump’s supporters to come to his aid whenever controversy breaks like this. This has little weight in the face of the evidence available to all to assess. A prospective candidate cannot be making far reaching statements, capable of being interpreted as equating something as serious as assassination.
Kayleigh McEnany, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, added: “I think he was referring to the fact the the National Rifle Association is the most powerful lobbying group in the United States, and if anyone can stop a very anti-Second Amendment agenda it’s the NRA.”
Mr Trump has repeatedly accused Mrs Clinton of seeking to abolish gun rights and being a “gun grabber”.
She wants to impose stricter limits on gun sales to stop weapons falling into the hands of criminals, terrorists, and mentally unstable people.
However, she has fiercely denied that she wants to abolish the Second Amendment.
Chris Murphy, a Democratic Senator from Connecticut, where 20 children and six adults died in the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012, condemned Mr Trump.