[h=1]'Absolute nonsense!' Mike Pence calls claims that Donald Trump urged violence against Hillary when he said her Secret Service should 'disarm'[/h]
By NIKKI SCHWAB, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:19, 18 September 2016 | UPDATED: 16:54, 18 September 2016
It's 'absolute nonsense,' Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said, that anyone could interpret Donald Trump's comments about disarming Hillary Clinton's Secret Service detail as a call to violence.
Pence sat down with ABC's Martha Raddatz for an interview that aired Sunday on 'This Week' and was asked about remarks Trump made Friday night, when the Republican hopeful said, 'let's see what happens to her,' after suggesting that the Democratic nominee's bodyguards drop all their weapons.
'I think what Donald Trump was saying is if Hillary Clinton didn't have all that security she would probably be a whole lot more supportive of the Second Amendment,' Pence said.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence - Donald Trump's running mate - tried to clarify comments The Donald made Friday in which he suggested Hillary Clinton's Secret Service agents 'disarm'
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Mike Pence explained that Donald Trump was pointing out that Hillary Clinton might be more supportive of the Second Amendment if she didn't have armed guards
Friday's incident was the second time Trump aired out a scenario that critics worried could get Clinton, or someone protecting the candidate, shot.
The first was in early August when the Republican nominee warned a group against the Democrat's left-leaning judicial picks.
'Hillary wants to abolish – essentially abolish the Second Amendment,' Trump began. 'By the way, if she gets to pick, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know.'
Team Trump suggested the comment was meant to inspire pro-Second Amendment political activism against Clinton.
To others, however, it sounded like a call to arms.
On Friday, Trump said, 'I think her bodyguards should drop all weapons. Disarm immediately.'
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (left) told ABC's Martha Raddatz (right) that it was 'absolute nonsense' that anyone could have interpreted Donald Trump's 'disarm' remarks as a call to violence
'Take their guns away, let's see what happens to her,' he continued. 'Take their guns away, OK?' he repeated.
'It'll be very dangerous,' Trump added.
Pence excused his running mate by saying that Trump 'believes in the safety and security of every American.'
'And any suggestion otherwise regarding Secretary Clinton is just nonsense,' Pence added.
'I mean the point that he was making is that Hillary Clinton has had private security now in her life for the last 30 years, but she would deny the right of law abiding citizens to have a firearm in their homes to protect their own families,' Pence explained.
When Raddatz suggested that the message 'sounds a lot like a threat or encouraging violence,' Pence used the word nonsense again.
'His comment was that is she didn't have all that security she would change her attitude about the right to keep and bear arms,' Pence said. 'And I'll bet that's probably true.'
Pence then criticized the greater media for latching onto Trump's words, using the opportunity to hit the Republicans' Democratic rival.
'Martha, I've got a lot of respect for you,' he told the ABC News reporter, who was tapped to moderate one of the presidential debates. 'But people in the national media spend more time talking about what Donald Trump said in the last day than they do talking about what the Clintons have been up to for the last 30 years.'
'I mean, the avalanche of dishonesty flowing out of The Clinton Foundation for years as secretary of state and the fact that her campaign couldn't even be honest about her own health situation, I mean, we wish her well, we're glad to see her back on the campaign trail,' the vice presidential nominee continued.
'But there's just been decades of dishonesty flowing out from the Clintons,' Pence added.
- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence told ABC News that Donald Trump wasn't trying to inspire violence against history
- ABC's Martha Raddatz asked Pence about comments Trump made Friday in which he suggested Clinton's Secret Service agents 'disarm'
- Pence explained that Trump was making the point that Clinton might be more appreciative of the Second Amendment without armed guards
- The Indiana governor suggested Clinton was a hypocrite for having Secret Service while supporting gun control
By NIKKI SCHWAB, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:19, 18 September 2016 | UPDATED: 16:54, 18 September 2016
It's 'absolute nonsense,' Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said, that anyone could interpret Donald Trump's comments about disarming Hillary Clinton's Secret Service detail as a call to violence.
Pence sat down with ABC's Martha Raddatz for an interview that aired Sunday on 'This Week' and was asked about remarks Trump made Friday night, when the Republican hopeful said, 'let's see what happens to her,' after suggesting that the Democratic nominee's bodyguards drop all their weapons.
'I think what Donald Trump was saying is if Hillary Clinton didn't have all that security she would probably be a whole lot more supportive of the Second Amendment,' Pence said.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence - Donald Trump's running mate - tried to clarify comments The Donald made Friday in which he suggested Hillary Clinton's Secret Service agents 'disarm'
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Mike Pence explained that Donald Trump was pointing out that Hillary Clinton might be more supportive of the Second Amendment if she didn't have armed guards
Friday's incident was the second time Trump aired out a scenario that critics worried could get Clinton, or someone protecting the candidate, shot.
The first was in early August when the Republican nominee warned a group against the Democrat's left-leaning judicial picks.
'Hillary wants to abolish – essentially abolish the Second Amendment,' Trump began. 'By the way, if she gets to pick, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know.'
Team Trump suggested the comment was meant to inspire pro-Second Amendment political activism against Clinton.
To others, however, it sounded like a call to arms.
On Friday, Trump said, 'I think her bodyguards should drop all weapons. Disarm immediately.'
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (left) told ABC's Martha Raddatz (right) that it was 'absolute nonsense' that anyone could have interpreted Donald Trump's 'disarm' remarks as a call to violence
'Take their guns away, let's see what happens to her,' he continued. 'Take their guns away, OK?' he repeated.
'It'll be very dangerous,' Trump added.
Pence excused his running mate by saying that Trump 'believes in the safety and security of every American.'
'And any suggestion otherwise regarding Secretary Clinton is just nonsense,' Pence added.
'I mean the point that he was making is that Hillary Clinton has had private security now in her life for the last 30 years, but she would deny the right of law abiding citizens to have a firearm in their homes to protect their own families,' Pence explained.
When Raddatz suggested that the message 'sounds a lot like a threat or encouraging violence,' Pence used the word nonsense again.
'His comment was that is she didn't have all that security she would change her attitude about the right to keep and bear arms,' Pence said. 'And I'll bet that's probably true.'
Pence then criticized the greater media for latching onto Trump's words, using the opportunity to hit the Republicans' Democratic rival.
'Martha, I've got a lot of respect for you,' he told the ABC News reporter, who was tapped to moderate one of the presidential debates. 'But people in the national media spend more time talking about what Donald Trump said in the last day than they do talking about what the Clintons have been up to for the last 30 years.'
'I mean, the avalanche of dishonesty flowing out of The Clinton Foundation for years as secretary of state and the fact that her campaign couldn't even be honest about her own health situation, I mean, we wish her well, we're glad to see her back on the campaign trail,' the vice presidential nominee continued.
'But there's just been decades of dishonesty flowing out from the Clintons,' Pence added.
'Absolute nonsense!' Mike Pence calls claims that Donald Trump urged violence against Hillary when he said her Secret Service should 'disarm'
- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence told ABC News that Donald Trump wasn't trying to inspire violence against history
- ABC's Martha Raddatz asked Pence about comments Trump made Friday in which he suggested Clinton's Secret Service agents 'disarm'
- Pence explained that Trump was making the point that Clinton might be more appreciative of the Second Amendment without armed guards
- The Indiana governor suggested Clinton was a hypocrite for having Secret Service while supporting gun control
By NIKKI SCHWAB, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:19, 18 September 2016 | UPDATED: 16:54, 18 September 2016
It's 'absolute nonsense,' Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said, that anyone could interpret Donald Trump's comments about disarming Hillary Clinton's Secret Service detail as a call to violence.
Pence sat down with ABC's Martha Raddatz for an interview that aired Sunday on 'This Week' and was asked about remarks Trump made Friday night, when the Republican hopeful said, 'let's see what happens to her,' after suggesting that the Democratic nominee's bodyguards drop all their weapons.
'I think what Donald Trump was saying is if Hillary Clinton didn't have all that security she would probably be a whole lot more supportive of the Second Amendment,' Pence said.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence - Donald Trump's running mate - tried to clarify comments The Donald made Friday in which he suggested Hillary Clinton's Secret Service agents 'disarm'
+3
Mike Pence explained that Donald Trump was pointing out that Hillary Clinton might be more supportive of the Second Amendment if she didn't have armed guards
Friday's incident was the second time Trump aired out a scenario that critics worried could get Clinton, or someone protecting the candidate, shot.
The first was in early August when the Republican nominee warned a group against the Democrat's left-leaning judicial picks.
'Hillary wants to abolish – essentially abolish the Second Amendment,' Trump began. 'By the way, if she gets to pick, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know.'
Team Trump suggested the comment was meant to inspire pro-Second Amendment political activism against Clinton.
To others, however, it sounded like a call to arms.
On Friday, Trump said, 'I think her bodyguards should drop all weapons. Disarm immediately.'
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (left) told ABC's Martha Raddatz (right) that it was 'absolute nonsense' that anyone could have interpreted Donald Trump's 'disarm' remarks as a call to violence
'Take their guns away, let's see what happens to her,' he continued. 'Take their guns away, OK?' he repeated.
'It'll be very dangerous,' Trump added.
Pence excused his running mate by saying that Trump 'believes in the safety and security of every American.'
'And any suggestion otherwise regarding Secretary Clinton is just nonsense,' Pence added.
'I mean the point that he was making is that Hillary Clinton has had private security now in her life for the last 30 years, but she would deny the right of law abiding citizens to have a firearm in their homes to protect their own families,' Pence explained.
When Raddatz suggested that the message 'sounds a lot like a threat or encouraging violence,' Pence used the word nonsense again.
'His comment was that is she didn't have all that security she would change her attitude about the right to keep and bear arms,' Pence said. 'And I'll bet that's probably true.'
Pence then criticized the greater media for latching onto Trump's words, using the opportunity to hit the Republicans' Democratic rival.
'Martha, I've got a lot of respect for you,' he told the ABC News reporter, who was tapped to moderate one of the presidential debates. 'But people in the national media spend more time talking about what Donald Trump said in the last day than they do talking about what the Clintons have been up to for the last 30 years.'
'I mean, the avalanche of dishonesty flowing out of The Clinton Foundation for years as secretary of state and the fact that her campaign couldn't even be honest about her own health situation, I mean, we wish her well, we're glad to see her back on the campaign trail,' the vice presidential nominee continued.
'But there's just been decades of dishonesty flowing out from the Clintons,' Pence added.
Oh, you mean, Rump's lackey says that he is innocent? Well, why didn't you SAY so, that clears up EVERYTHING!:nohead:face)(*^%:missingte
hno:
Under the leadership of Obama & Clinton, Americans have experienced more attacks at home than victories abroad. Time to change the playbook!
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