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Trump clarifies Second Amendment comment

Name: Trump clarifies Second Amendment comment
Uploaded: 2016-08-10T14:10:08.000Z
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Description: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump says he was speaking about the power of gun rights supporters, not violence, when he made controversial comments about Hillary Clinton and the second amendment.

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump says he was speaking about the power of gun rights supporters, not violence, when he made controversial comments about Hillary Clinton and the second amendment.

August 10, 2016 — 9:11am

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