If it wasn't an explicit threat, it sure as hell was incitement to violence.

He know just how close to the line to play it. Still dangerous comments to be coming from a candidate.

... that he can't SEE the line anymore. He can't walk this back. He can't have meant anything other than "someone needs to shoot her", and he spiced it with "if you don't, she's gonna take away your guns and you won't be able to protect yourself and your family". It was an "it's her or you" invitation to assassinate her.

Only his most pathologically psychotic supporters will embrace this statement. Everyone else just went "WTF"? His handlers will spin away as best they can, but I expect a barrage of "distancing" statements from GOP politicians, and this won't leave the news cycle for quite a while. I suspect Maddow's show will discuss nothing else tonight.

But he isn't going to be the perpetrator, but he just inspired some crazy followers to do it for him.

You can't walk it back!

would be a horrible day if a political assassination took place.

I like going with Option A - that the NRA exercising it's political power is horrible. That is what his campaign advisor is saying.

He came out and called for her assassination, no excuses are going to cover his huge blunder. Even if he did not mean it, he said it and now it is recorded history.

the rest of us can hear them.

He didn't parse words, just came out and said it.

there's the question Trump needs to answer, to place his comment "in context."

that the election is being stolen. His dirty tricks man, Roger Stone has also said both and recently accused Hillary of assassinating four people. THEY ARE GROOMING THEIR CRAZY SUPPORTERS INTO ACTS OF SEDITION. THIS CREEP SHOULD BE ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY !!! Trump represents the most immediate and grievous threat to the security of the United States. We are on the precipice of civil war now. Arrest him !!!

Not that it makes any difference

He really did go there!

...or brain

what an assclown!

No matter how the matter is parsed, Trump's comments are clearly calling the single-issue 2nd amendment gun owners to bring their armed power threats into the fray.

He is saying that within the Trump tribe trying to stop Madame President, the only political power with enough clout is in the not yet cold dead hands of the armed segment of their big-pup-tent tribe.

"That WILL BE a horrible day."

Sounds like he's giving someone else permission while (predictably) trying to cover his own orange ass.

"Are you that dumb or are you lying?"