3517d ago / 11:31 AM UTC

Trump on 2nd Amendment Remark: I Said Nothing Wrong

Donald Trump on Thursday defended his comments on the Second Amendment, saying there was nothing wrong with them. 

"Everybody came to my defense because there was nothing said wrong," Trump said on CNBC. "Only the haters tried to grab on, that was all."

Trump on Tuesday suggested that "Second Amendment people" could stop Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton from making judicial nominations.

"Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment," the Republican nominee said at a North Carolina rally.

Trump's campaign has since defended the remarks, but others, including the Clinton campaign, have said it suggests violence.

Some Republicans have been on the fence over how to react. House Speaker Paul Ryan called the remarks a "joke gone bad" and Sen. Kelly Ayotte called them "inappropriate," but then changed the subject.

GOPers like Rep. Peter King called the remarks "wrong" and former Connecticut Rep. Chris Shays flipped his vote: "There's a time when you put your country first."

On the same show, Trump was asked about his comments the previous night when he accused President Obama of founding ISIS.

"He is the founder of ISIS," Trump said on Wednesday. 

Asked if he thought those comments were appropriate, Trump reiterated: "He was the founder of ISIS, absolutely," adding that Obama and Hillary Clinton get the "most valuable player award having to do with Iraq and the ISIS situation."

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