After 'shoot Hillary' hint, New York Daily News urges Donald Trump to drop out


Donald Trump's hometown tabloids are not of one mind about the 2016 presidential race, but they seem to be tiring of Trump. Rupert Murdoch's New York Post, which endorsed Trump, seems to be souring on him, and the Daily News has called the GOP presidential nominee a "clown" who killed the Republican Party — and that's just on the front page. Well, after Trump said at a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday that maybe "the Second Amendment people" can stop Hillary Clinton from naming Supreme Court justices, the Daily News drew a red line.
"This isn't a joke any more," the Daily News said, next to an insert of clown-face Trump. "When Trump hinted gun-rights supporters shoot Hillary, he went from offensive to reckless. He must end his campaign. If he doesn't, the GOP needs to abandon him." The Trump campaign says that the GOP nominee was talking about people concerned with gun rights uniting to vote against Clinton in November, and most elected Republicans seem to be going with that interpretation of Trump's comments. Elected Democrats heard it more like the Daily News did, as "an assassination threat," as Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) tweeted. If that's what you heard, too, don't contact the U.S. Secret Service — they are "aware of the comments." Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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