Secret Service reportedly talks to Trump campaign about his Second Amendment comments

The Secret Service has had "more than one conversation" with Donald Trump following his incendiary remarks regarding Hillary Clinton, according to a Secret Service official.
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Donald Trump's comment that "Second Amendment people" might be able to stop Hillary Clinton has caught the Secret Service's attention. An official with the agency confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that they've had "more than one conversation" with Trump's campaign about his comments at a rally Tuesday.

Though Trump's remark was widely interpreted as a threat to use violence against Clinton, the GOP presidential nominee maintains he was referring to the "strong political movement" behind gun rights unifying against his rival.

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