New York Daily News asks GOP to abandon Trump

<p>The Wednesday <a href="https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/763179733785927680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">front page</a> of the New York Daily News called for Donald Trump to end his presidential campaign.</p><p>This followed a <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-hinting-assassination-article-1.2744789?utm_content=buffer9e24b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw" target="_blank">Tuesday night</a> editorial from the paper arguing one of the Republican nominee's latest comments hinted at promoting violence against Hillary Clinton.</p><p>"By the way, and if she gets the pick — if she gets the pick of her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is; I don't know," <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGaa-2i26LA" target="_blank">Trump said</a> at the rally.</p><p>At a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday, Trump said Clinton could abolish the Second Amendment through her potential picks for Supreme Court justices.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/donald-trump-says-he-ll-debate-but-has-to-review-conditions/">Trump Says He'll Debate — But He Has To See The Conditions First</a></b></p><p>But the New York Daily News argues that comment both made light of murder and could put the idea in someone's head to carry out an assassination.</p><p>Clinton <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/763103518773436416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">publicly condemned</a> Trump's remarks as promoting violence.</p><p>But Trump's senior communications adviser <a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/09/trump-clinton-second-amendment/" target="_blank">told CBS</a> his client "was obviously talking about American voters who are passionate about their Second Amendment rights and advocating they use that power at the ballot box."</p><p>A former head of the CIA <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-second-amendment/" target="_blank">told CNN</a>, "If someone else had said that outside the hall, he'd be in the back of a police wagon now with the Secret Service questioning him." He also argued politicians are responsible for what they say "and what people hear."</p><p>For its part, the <a href="https://twitter.com/SecretService/status/763142627202048000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">Secret Service</a> seemed to allude to being aware of Trump's comments.</p><p>Beyond interpretations of violence, some may have grievances with the factual side of Trump's comments. Clinton has <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-second-amendment/" target="_blank">never advocated</a> for abolishing the Second Amendment, as the Republican candidate claimed.</p><p><a href="https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/gun-violence-prevention/" target="_blank">Her stances</a> have included expanding background checks and removing legal protections for gun manufacturers. But during the primary season, she claimed Bernie Sanders was <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/18/hillary-clintons-fierce-anti-gun-stance-could-back/" target="_blank">too lenient</a> on gun measures.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from </i><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/" target="_blank"><i>NBC</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/763108278276468736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank"><i>CNN</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htDeJHUCAk4" target="_blank"><i>Right Side Broadcasting</i></a><i>, </i><i><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/" target="_blank">ABC</a></i><i>, </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGaa-2i26LA" target="_blank"><i>CBS</i></a><i> and </i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tidrg02G8E" target="_blank">Washington Free Beacon</a></i><i>.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/trump-and-clinton-have-different-approaches-to-handling-zika/">Clinton And Trump Seem To Have Really Different Views On Zika</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/father-of-orlando-shooter-attended-hillary-clinton-rally/">Father of Orlando Shooter Attended Clinton Rally</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/what-happens-if-no-candidate-wins-270-electoral-votes/">What Happens If No Presidential Candidate Wins 270 Electoral Votes?</a></li></ul>