Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday when he suggested there is "nothing" that can be done to stop Hillary Clinton's Supreme Court picks except "maybe" the "Second Amendment people."
"Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment,” Trump said to the crowd of supporters gathered in the Trask Coliseum at North Carolina University. "...If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks.
"Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is I don't know."
Following the speech, Clinton's campaign seized on the remarks.
"This is simple -- what Trump is saying is dangerous," read a statement from campaign manager Robby Mook. "A person seeking be President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way."
The Trump campaign insisted the candidate's words referred to the power of "Second Amendment people" to unify.
"It’s called the power of unification -– 2nd Amendment people have amazing spirit and are tremendously unified, which gives them great political power," read a statement entitled "Trump Campaign Statement Against Dishonest Media" from Senior Communications Adviser Jason Miller.
Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, who led a 15-hour filibuster in June to force a vote on gun control measures took to Twitter to voice his displeasure with Trump's comments.
"This isn't play," wrote Murphy. "Unstable people with powerful guns and an unhinged hatred for Hillary are listening to you, @realDonaldTrump."
And Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said that because he believed Trump "suggested someone kill Sec. Clinton," he called for Secret Service investigation.
ABC News has reached out to the U.S. Secret Service for response to Trump's comment.
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