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Headline Roundup August 10th, 2016

Trump Explains 2nd Amendment Comment

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Donald Trump suggested that the "Second Amendment people" could stop Hillary from picking liberal Supreme Court Justices. He says he was referring only to their political power to do so.

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Trump Campaign Floats Every Defense In the Book For Second Amendment Fiasco
Trump Campaign Floats Every Defense In the Book For Second Amendment Fiasco

HuffPost

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Donald Trump’s campaign has been scrambling to explain the Republican nominee’s apparent suggestion on Tuesday that Hillary Clinton and her Supreme Court picks be shot if the Democrat wins in November.

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Trump Campaign Says 'Dishonest Media' Misinterpreted His Second Amendment Comment Listen· 5:08
Trump Campaign Says 'Dishonest Media' Misinterpreted His Second Amendment Comment  Listen· 5:08

NPR (Online News)

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Donald Trump has been saying for months that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton wants to "abolish the Second Amendment," but now the Republican presidential nominee has gone even further.

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Trump Clarifies Controversial Second Amendment Flub, Says He Was Talking About ‘Political Power’
Trump Clarifies Controversial Second Amendment Flub, Says He Was Talking About ‘Political Power’

Blaze Media

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After suggesting Tuesday that the “Second Amendment people” could stop Hillary Clinton if she was in a position to pick Supreme Court justices, Donald Trump is making his first attempt at clarifying the remark.

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