Trump once again claimed Hillary Clinton would abolish the Second Amendment. It’s an outright lie that both CNN and FactCheck.org have debunked before.
DONALD TRUMP’S LIE:
Donald Trump: “Hillary Clinton wants to take your guns away and she wants to abolish the Second Amendment.”
Donald Trump on Saturday accused likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton of wanting to abolish the right of Americans to legally own guns. ‘Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment,’ Trump said at a rally here. ‘Hillary Clinton wants to take your guns away and she wants to abolish the Second Amendment.’
THE TRUTH:
FactCheck.org said that Donald Trump “distorts the facts” with his claim that “Hillary Clinton wants to take your guns away” and “abolish the Second Amendment.”
Donald Trump on Saturday accused likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton of wanting to abolish the right of Americans to legally own guns. ‘Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment,’ Trump said at a rally here. ‘Hillary Clinton wants to take your guns away and she wants to abolish the Second Amendment.’
FactCheck.org: Hillary Clinton “hasn’t said that, and her gun proposals would not do that.”
Trump may choose not to believe what Clinton says, but the fact is there is no evidence that Clinton wants to ‘take your guns away’ or ‘abolish the Second Amendment.’ She hasn’t said that, and her gun proposals would not do that.
CNN: “Clinton has never argued for abolishing the Second Amendment.”
Trump may choose not to believe what Clinton says, but the fact is there is no evidence that Clinton wants to ‘take your guns away’ or ‘abolish the Second Amendment.’ She hasn’t said that, and her gun proposals would not do that.
CNN: Hillary Clinton “has called for universal background checks and stricter controls on firearms.”
Trump’s wild claim comes on the heels of an unrelenting barrage of attacks the newly minted presumptive Republican nominee has fired off against Clinton in recent days. Clinton has never argued for abolishing the Second Amendment but has called for universal background checks and stricter controls on firearms.