{"id":45834,"date":"2016-08-11T15:42:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T19:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=45834"},"modified":"2016-08-11T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T19:43:29","slug":"cnn-story-a-hoax-secret-service-held-no-formal-talks-with-trump-over-2nd-amendment-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=45834","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;CNN story a hoax&#8217;: Secret Service held no formal talks with Trump over 2nd Amendment remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><!--more-->RT.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45835\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/57ac6234c361888e428b4591.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45835\" class=\"wp-image-45835\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/57ac6234c361888e428b4591.jpg\" alt=\"Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to the Trask Coliseum at University of North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., August 9, 2016. \u00a9 Eric Thayer \/ Reuters\" width=\"650\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/57ac6234c361888e428b4591.jpg 900w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/57ac6234c361888e428b4591-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/57ac6234c361888e428b4591-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to the Trask Coliseum at University of North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., August 9, 2016. \u00a9 Eric Thayer \/ Reuters<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Secret Service has not formally spoken to Donald Trump regarding a suggestion that \u201cSecond Amendment people\u201d could stop Hillary Clinton from curbing gun rights, according to a federal official. CNN previously reported that the agency had done so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking at a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday, Trump said: <i>\u201cIf [Hillary Clinton] gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks.\u201d<\/i> He then went on to state: <i>\u201cAlthough the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don&#8217;t know.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The comments led many to wonder whether Trump was suggesting that gun owners turn their weapons on his rival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While Trump&#8217;s critics seethed at the potential meaning behind his statement, his campaign launched a statement which insisted the remark was about <i>\u201cunification\u201d<\/i> of <i>\u201cSecond Amendment people,\u201d<\/i> blaming the angry frenzy on a <i>\u201cdishonest media\u201d<\/i> which was quick to report a false narrative.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TRUMP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON DISHONEST MEDIA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RTSKWg4NQG\">https:\/\/t.co\/RTSKWg4NQG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D9DV9fmjuk\">pic.twitter.com\/D9DV9fmjuk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrump\/status\/763108705772732416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But less than 24 hours after the remarks were made, CNN reported that the Secret Service had confirmed to reporter Jim Sciutto that the agency had taken part in multiple conversations with Trump following his comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Secret Service official confirms to CNN that USSS has spoken to Trump campaign regarding his 2nd Amendment comments<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Secret Service official confirms to CNN that USSS has spoken to Trump campaign regarding his 2nd Amendment comments <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XB4BtuGGT\">https:\/\/t.co\/8XB4BtuGGT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/763448420120002560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: US Secret Svce has spoken to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> campaign re: 2nd Amendment comments, &quot;more than one conversation\u201d -USSS official tells me<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimsciutto\/status\/763446116369170432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But Trump has insisted that no such conversation ever happened, and accused CNN of making up the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No such meeting or conversation ever happened &#8211; a made up story by &quot;low ratings&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/763477408909500416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A federal official familiar with the matter also told Reuters that there had been no formal conversations between the Secret Service and the Trump campaign regarding the Tuesday statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reuters just announced that Secret Service never spoke to me or my campaign. Made up story by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a> is a hoax. Totally dishonest.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/763519861406531584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But investigation or no investigation, Trump&#8217;s critics remain angry \u2013 including former US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who herself was a victim of gun violence in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>\u201cDonald Trump might astound Americans on a routine basis, but we must draw a bright red line between political speech and suggestions of violence,\u201d<\/i> she wrote in a <a href=\"http:\/\/americansforresponsiblesolutions.org\/2016\/08\/09\/trumprhetoric\/\"><span class=\"s14\">statement<\/span><\/a>\u00a0jointly released with her husband Mark Kelly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Patti Davis, the daughter of former US President Ronald Reagan, also lashed out at Trump for his remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p25\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>News Feed<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p28\"><span class=\"s15\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/patti.davis.39\/posts\/1048032258613592\"><i>app-facebook<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p29\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Patti Davis<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p30\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/patti.davis.39\/posts\/1048032258613592\">16 hours ago<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"p29\"><span class=\"s1\">To Donald Trump: I am the daughter of a man who was shot by someone who got his inspiration from a movie, someone who believed if he killed the President the actress from that movie would notice him. Your glib and horrifying comment about &#8220;Second Amendment people&#8221; was heard around the world. It was heard by sane and decent people who shudder at your fondness for verbal violence. It was heard by your supporters, many of whom gleefully and angrily yell, &#8220;Lock her up!&#8221; at your rallies. It was heard by the person sitting alone in a room, locked in his own dark fantasies, who sees unbridled violence as a way to make his mark in the world, and is just looking for ideas. Yes, Mr. Trump, words matter. But then you know that, which makes this all even more horrifying.<\/span><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<table class=\"t2\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p32\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/patti.davis.39\/posts\/1048032258613592\"><b>117<\/b><b><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p33\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpatti.davis.39%2Fposts%2F1048032258613592&amp;display=popup&amp;ref=plugin&amp;src=post\"><b>19K<\/b><b><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>&#8220;Your glib and horrifying comment about &#8216;Second Amendment people&#8217; was heard around the world. It was heard by sane and decent people who shudder at your fondness for verbal violence,&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0she wrote in a Facebook post, reminding that her father\u00a0was shot in an assassination attempt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/355522-trump-secret-service-cnn\/\">http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/355522-trump-secret-service-cnn\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45834\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}