On Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested ‘Second Amendment people’ could put a stop to Hillary Clinton. Former news anchor Dan Rather responded to the comment in an impassioned Facebook post.
On Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested "Second Amendment people" could put a stop to Hillary Clinton.
In an impassioned Facebook post, former news anchor Dan Rather responded, saying the comment, “…crossed a line with dangerous potential.”
He continues, “By any objective analysis, this is a new low and unprecedented in the history of American presidential politics. This is no longer about policy, civility, decency or even temperament. This is a direct threat of violence against a political rival. It is not just against the norms of American politics, it raises a serious question of whether it is against the law.”
Rather also addressed those who continue to support Trump, noting, “…anyone who still pretends this is a normal election of Republican against Democrat, history is watching. And I suspect its verdict will be harsh. Many have tried to do a side-shuffle and issue statements saying they strongly disagree with his rhetoric but still support the candidate. That is becoming woefully insufficient. The rhetoric is the candidate.”
As Rather predicts in his post, Trump’s campaign has since attempted to downplay the candidate’s words, asserting, “It’s called the power of unification — 2nd Amendment people have amazing spirit and are tremendously unified, which gives them great political power…this year, they will be voting in record numbers.”
