Here we go again. Trump said this:
Trump verbatim: “if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the second amendment people, maybe there is, I donno”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 9, 2016
Then his campaign tried to clean it up, unconvincingly:
Trump campaign on 2nd amendment comment pic.twitter.com/203sfkawcg
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 9, 2016
A couple of things: 1) It was clearly a joke; 2) It’s not a joke that any presidential candidate should make; 3) There goes the week that was supposed to be about Trump’s tax plan and new-found discipline.
Donald Trump Second Amendment Comment & Explanation