Trump Adviser Says Hillary Should Be Executed
Remember when Donald Trump pretty much made it sound like he supported the assassination of Hillary Clinton at a rally in North Carolina last week? Yeah, that wasn't the first time that the Trump campaign has suggested using violence against the Democratic nominee-although a Trump adviser is now claiming she should actually be executed, not assassinated. Because that's so much better.
On Tuesday, Trump adviser Al Baldasaro told MassLive.com that his own comments in July about putting Clinton "in the firing line" and shooting her "for treason" were totally misinterpreted:
"The liberal media took what I said and went against the law and the Constitution and ran with it, and they said that I wanted her assassinated, which I never did. I said I spoke as a veteran, and she should be shot in a firing squad for treason."
Right. Well, glad that's cleared up. When asked if Baldasaro has considered the consequences of his statements (you know, like people will actually get violent), he responded that "Americans are better than that."
We don't have a problem with gun violence, either!
[H/T: TPM]
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