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napkinz

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24. Secret Service 'aware' of Trump's 2nd Amendment remark about Clinton

Reply to mrmpa (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2016, 01:02 PM

Aug 2016

By Doug G. Ware
Aug. 9, 2016

WILMINGTON, N.C., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Secret Service could potentially take a step unprecedented in American political history -- investigate one of the candidates it is assigned to protect.

The agency said it is "aware" of a remark made by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump at a North Carolina campaign stop on Tuesday, which appeared to some a thinly-veiled quip about threatening Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton with gun violence.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/08/09/Secret-Service-aware-of-Trumps-2nd-Amendment-remark-about-Clinton/4071470788911/

U.S. Secret ServiceVerified account
‏@SecretService
The Secret Service is aware of the comments made earlier this afternoon.

https://twitter.com/SecretService

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Here is the phone number for the US Secret Service.... [View all] mrmpa Aug 2016 OP

And the lovely Jill Stein just said on MSNBC that Trump hasn't said anything that Hillary hasn't Trust Buster Aug 2016 #1

Jill Stein is as wacko as trump still_one Aug 2016 #3

She'll say fucking anything. Not surprised she's pimping that sorry CT emulatorloo Aug 2016 #4

That would not be a wise thing to do. still_one Aug 2016 #2

Why not?...... mrmpa Aug 2016 #5

1. They are already aware of what happened. 2. Your name will be recorded when you call it in. still_one Aug 2016 #11

What specifically leads you to believe that? LanternWaste Aug 2016 #18

Go for it then still_one Aug 2016 #23

Calling the election "rigged" and issuing a threat is not fun and games. It's serious now. Wake up. Trust Buster Aug 2016 #8

Pretty sure they have gotten plenty of calls already. I don't think flooding them w more emulatorloo Aug 2016 #6

Don't do this. blogslut Aug 2016 #7

The people should speak out to the Secret Service. This man calls the election rigged and issues Trust Buster Aug 2016 #10

The Secret Service is not a damned customer call center. Drahthaardogs Aug 2016 #22

I would assume the secret service has more important things to do than take your calls Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #9

You speak as if sedition is an every day occurrence. Trust Buster Aug 2016 #13

AND Trump made things more dangerous for the Secret Service Big_K Aug 2016 #26

They're WAY more aware of what's up than a bunch of people on a discussion board NightWatcher Aug 2016 #12

"They" might be in on it. Trust Buster Aug 2016 #14

Are you seriously suggesting that the Secret Service is "in on it"? NightWatcher Aug 2016 #16

Tell JFK that. Trust Buster Aug 2016 #17

Got it. Understood.......... mrmpa Aug 2016 #15

The secret service is right there with trump yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #19

Don't clog the line & prevent / delay calls with info the Secret Service don't already have. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #20

thanks so much for doing this ! Bet it worked - they are now aware nt Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2016 #21

Secret Service 'aware' of Trump's 2nd Amendment remark about Clinton napkinz Aug 2016 #24

You'd be better off turning in some gun owner you know that hates Hillary. ileus Aug 2016 #25

Why? linuxman Aug 2016 #27

GP....general purposes. ileus Aug 2016 #28