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Was Donald Trump inciting violence against Hillary Clinton when he spoke last Friday about disarming her bodyguards? Tim Kaine, Hillary Clintons vice presidential running mate, says so.

The media was hysterical. According to Martha Raddatz, host of ABC News This Week: The message sounds a lot like a threat or encouraging violence. On NBCs Meet the Press, Chuck Todd claimed: Trump again raised the specter of violence against Hillary Clinton. Over the weekend, news show after news show made similar claims.

So what was Donald Trumps supposedly threatening statement?

"She's [Clinton's] very much against the 2nd Amendment... I think that her bodyguards should drop all weapons. They should disarm, right?... Take their guns away. She doesn't want guns. Take their and let's see what happens to her. Take their guns away. OK? It would be very dangerous.

Trumps point is simple: It's the height of hypocrisy for elites to employ armed guards (or live in super-safe neighborhoods / gated communities / doorman buildings) and then demand the disarmament of law-abiding people living in much more dangerous areas.

Trumps comment was obviously rhetorical. He was not actually advocating that her bodyguards be disarmed. He was pointing out that doing so would be absurd and very dangerous.

By making Americans consider Clintons need for security, he is making the point that Americans should by extension have a right to their own (personal) armed security.

Clinton, who would never want to give up her bodyguards, obviously understands that guns make her safer. Wealthy gun control advocates such as Michael Bloomberg also want guns for their own protection. Bloomberg even provides armed bodyguards for the executives at Everytown for Guns Safety and Moms Demand Action, two of his organizations.

Even Justice Stephen Breyer, one of the strongest gun control advocates on the Supreme Court, relies on guns for protection. In 2012, after being robbed in Washington, DC for the second time in three months, he demanded that armed police protection be provided for him at taxpayer expense. Yet, he has argued that there is not an individual right to self-defense, let alone a right to use a gun for defense.

Trumps point is simple: It's the height of hypocrisy for elites to employ armed guards (or live in super-safe neighborhoods / gated communities / doorman buildings) and then demand the disarmament of law-abiding people living in much more dangerous areas.

It is about time that someone stood up for the everyday citizens who fear for themselves and their families. Unlike armed guards, the police simply cant be relied on for protection.

Gun control advocates such as Clinton claim that they care for poor minorities. But it is poor minorities who are particularly disarmed by the gun control regulations that Clinton pushes.

Clinton keeps pushing for background checks on private transfers of guns. She never mentions that virtually all of the 2.4 million initial denials have been mistakes cases of law-abiding citizens having similar names to prohibited individuals. Nor does she mention that blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately affected by these mistakes.

Instead of fixing this broken system, the Obama administration has instead pulled everyone off of checking for mistakes. It is difficult to appeal denials without the help of a lawyer, and few poor minorities can afford to pay thousands of dollars in legal fees.

Gun buyers and sellers are also stuck with all of the fees for background checks. In New York City and D.C., the fee for privately transferring a gun is at least $125. In Washington state and Oregon, the costs of transferring a gun are about $60 and $55, respectively.

Bloomberg and Clinton will still have world-class security, but these costs may make the difference for a poor black who wants to defend his family.

Trump is also right that Clinton is opposed to the Second Amendment. Hillary Clinton has vowed to appoint Supreme Court Justices who would overturn the Heller and MacDonald decisions. This clearly means that government would again have the power to ban guns.

Until 2008, a handgun ban was in effect in Washington, D.C. It was also a felony to put a bullet in the chamber of a gun. In effect, these laws constituted a complete ban on guns. The Supreme Court struck down these laws inDistrict of Columbia v. Heller.

In June, Clinton told ABCs George Stephanopoulos: I think that for most of our history, there was a nuanced reading of the Second Amendment until the decision by the late Justice Scalia and there was no argument until then that localities and states and the federal government had a right, as we do with every amendment, to impose reasonable regulation.

Hillary Clinton keeps pushing regulations that will primarily disarm the most vulnerable people in our society -- poor minorities who live in high crime areas. Even the media must understand the obvious: self-protection isnt just for the rich and powerful.

John R. Lott, Jr. is a columnist forFoxNews.com. He is an economist and was formerly chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission. Lott is also a leading expert on guns and op-eds on that issue are done in conjunction with the Crime Prevention Research Center. He is the author of nine books including "More Guns, Less Crime." His latest book is "The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies (August 1, 2016). Follow him on Twitter@johnrlottjr.

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NEW YORK -- It doesnt matter what President Barack Obama says these days, his listeners are bound to hear two words: Donald Trump.

With his proclivity for dominating the conversation, the Republican presidential nominee is forcing Obamas final few months to be viewed almost entirely through the prism of campaign politics. As Obama carries out his presidential duties, voters cant help but wonder what the role would look like if it were inhabited by the brash billionaire.

At the United Nations this week, Trump trailed the president both metaphorically and physically, as world leaders took stock of what a dramatic shift a Trump presidency would mean for American leadership.

The fusion of the campaign with real-world governing was on vivid display Monday when White House and State Department officials mingled in the same Manhattan hotel lobby where Trumps advisers were gathered as their candidate met upstairs with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

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Obama was staying in the hotel, while Trump was using the meeting to try to show his readiness to go head-to-head with a foreign leader. Democrat Hillary Clinton met with the Egyptian at the same hotel earlier in the day.

The next day, Obamas final speech to the U.N. General Assembly took him on a world tour of global hotspots and areas of progress. Yet social media and news coverage of his address was preoccupied with what he said - or was believed to have said - about Trump. On three occasions in the speech, Obama urged leaders not to put up walls around their nations.

The world is too small for us to simply be able to build a wall and prevent it from affecting our own societies, Obama said near the end of his speech. Referring to the Zika virus, he said later, mosquitoes dont respect walls.

Though he never mentioned him by name, Obama and his speechwriters were clearly cognizant that the observations were sure to be perceived as pejorative references to Trump. The Republican has built his unlikely campaign around a steadfast promise - mocked by some, hailed by others - to build a border wall and force Mexico to pay for it.

Yet Obama had a deeper message, too, one unrelated to Trump but uniquely suited for an address to the 193-member global body. Across the globe, nations rich and poor are confronting the rise of nationalist, fear-driven sentiment that has led some countries to reflexively seek to retrench behind their own borders.

In Britain, anger about the perceived consequences of regional integration led this year to a stunning vote to exit the European Union. Embedded in that movement were concerns about immigration that have also cropped up in other parts of Europe, not to mention the U.S.

Though Trump and other Americans have raised concerns about accepting Syrian refugees, the issue in the U.S. pales in severity compared to Europe and the Middle East, where millions of refugees have overwhelmed host countries and led to deep resentment of politicians like German Chancellor Angela Merkel who advocated generous refugee resettlement policies.

At the U.N., Obama also urged leaders not to tolerate the stoking of class divisions by those who feel theyve been left behind by globalization - a crude populism, as Obama put it.

To be sure, those transnational concerns are of the same flavor as ones that Trump has found ripe for political exploitation. But Obama isnt worried about Trump alone: Hes consistently sought to use his perch on the world stage to offer an alternative viewpoint. Obama advocated strongly against Britains EU exit, or Brexit, and this week organized a U.N. summit to pressure nations to take more refugees.

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Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian at Princeton University, said its natural at this late stage of an administration for the presidents words and actions to be taken in the context of the election. He said thats especially true this year because Trump had built much of his campaign around a rejection of Obama and his policies, from diplomatic engagement to his health care law.

Its very, very hard generally for anything he says to be removed from this campaign context, certainly within the United States, Zelizer said.

On many occasions, Obama has been explicit about the fact that his words are intended specifically about Trump. Hes said questions about the GOP nominee come up in every meeting with a foreign leader, and hes emphatically declared Trump to be unfit to inhabit his role as commander in chief.

Those direct challenges to Trump are likely to grow more frequent as Obama, over the next six weeks, spends a large portion of his time on the campaign trail rallying for Clinton. At a rally for the Democrat last week in Philadelphia, Obama derided Trump as a callous champion of the uber-rich, and then turned his attention to praising Clinton.

She knows that love trumps hate, Obama said.

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Overview (4) Date of Birth 14June 1946,New York City, New York, USA Birth Name Donald John Trump Nicknames The Don The Donald The Trumpster DJT Mr Brexit - As announced on Twitter by himself Height 6'2"(1.88m) Mini Bio (1) Spouse (3) Trade Mark (3)

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Makes bold hand movements when speaking

Donald's father, Fred Christ Trump (born in Woodhaven, New York, October 11, 1905), was a multi-millionaire developer, whose own parents were German. Fred developed apartments, homes, and high rises in New York. He died June 25, 1999. In 1936, Fred married Donald's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod (born in Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, May 10, 1912), who died August 7, 2000.

Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Former owner of the New Jersey Generals football club of the United States Football League (USFL) (1984-1985).

Was voted the class "Ladies Man" by classmates on New York Military Academy's class of 1964 at Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY.

Has a net worth of $2.5 billion, according to Forbes Magazine.

Unlike most business executives, he doesn't carry a briefcase and possesses a morbid fear of shaking hands.

In his first book, "The Art Of The Deal", he wrote that he briefly thought of attending the University of Southern California (USC), with the idea of becoming a film producer or studio executive. He eventually changed his mind when he decided that the real estate business was more lucrative.

His paternal grandparents, Friedrich Trump and Elisabeth Christ, were German. His mother was Scottish, born in Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, to Malcolm Macleod and Mary Smith.

Threw out the opening pitch to game 2 of the Red Sox/ Yankees double-header on 8/18/06. It was the Jimmy Fund fund-raiser day, where he, the Boston Red Sox, and many other donors gave in nearly three million dollars for cancer research. Sadly, the Red Sox lost that game 14-11.

Though he owns labels that market it, he doesn't drink alcohol.

Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2007.

Was born in Queens.

Brothers: Fred Trump, Jr. and Robert Trump. Sisters: Judge Maryanne Trump Barry and Elizabeth Trump Grau.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine reported his earnings in entertainment for the year at $32 million.

He credits his father as his mentor in learning successful business.

Received an honorary doctorate from Liberty University on September 24, 2012.

Lives in New York City.

Release of his book, "Trump: The Art of the Comeback" by Donald with Kate Bonher. [1997]

Release of his book, "Trump 101: The Way to Success" by Donald with Meredith McIver. [2007]

Release of his book, "Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education in Business and Life". [2009]

Release of his book, "Trump: How to Get Rich" by Donald with Meredith McIver. [2004]

Release of his book, "The America We Deserve" by Donald with David Shiflett. [2000]

Release of his book, "Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life" by Donald with Bill Zanker. [2007]

Release of his book, "Trump: Surviving at the Top" by Donald with Charles Leerhsen. [1990]

WWE Hall of Famer.

Two of his three wives were not born in the USA.

Received five deferrals during the Vietnam War.

He has never smoked or drunk alcohol.

Attended a fundraiser for the Provisional IRA with Gerry Adams in November 1995.

Should he be elected President of the United States he would be the oldest person ever to assume the Presidency. He turned 70 on June 14 2016. By January 20 2017 Donald Trump would be 70 years and 220 days nearly 8 months older than Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was 69 and 349 days when he was sworn in as US President in 1981.

He won 14,015,993 votes in the 2016 Republican Presidential Primaries, the highest popular vote total in the Republican Primaries, breaking the all time record of 12,034,676 votes George W Bush had won in the 2000 Republican Presidential Primaries.

On August 5 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines challenged Donald Trump to a 'fist-fight' after Trump called for all Filipinos to be banned from coming to America.

On August 31 2016 he Made his first foreign trip as Republican Presidential Nominee to Mexico.

Met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on a campaign stop in New York (19 September 2016).

You know, it really doesn't matter what [the media] write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass.

It doesn't hurt to get more education.

Watch somebody sell their used car and not wash it. You can spend $10 washing the car and get another $200 for the car.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser.

Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people.

It's tangible, it's solid, it's beautiful. It's artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.

[when asked if he would run for President of the United States] People wanted me to very strongly and I decided I didn't want to do it. I sort of enjoy what I'm doing and I continue to enjoy what I'm doing. I have never had more fun. And then to cap it off with a star on the walk of fame today was just a lot of fun. And, you know, it's just--it's just very sad to me what's happening with this country in terms of world and in terms of world perception.

When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

Every time somebody says I made a mistake, they do the polls and my numbers go up. So I guess I haven't made a mistake.

When was the last time that you saw this country have a victory? We don't have victories. What things am I going to do differently? Almost everything.

Nobody builds better walls than me.

We have places in London and other places that are so radicalized that the police are afraid for their own lives.

Paris is no longer the safe city it was. They have sections in Paris that are radicalized, where the police refuse to go there. They're petrified. The police refuse to go in there.

I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters.

[responding to Papal criticism] If ISIL ever attack the Vatican the Pope'll be hoping and praying I'm the President.

I can be more presidential than anyone.

Part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich.

[Personal Message by Trump, Trump University, $34,995 'Gold Elite' three-day course] Only doers get rich. I know that in these three packed days, you will learn everything to make a million dollars within the next 12 months.

[to an inquiry, as the presumptive Republican candidate in the 2016 election, what he pays in taxes] It's none of your business.

[controversial moment in a Republican convention speech, 2016] Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will be rewarded mightily by our press..

People are angry. All over the world they're angry.

[on the UK's vote to leave the EU] They took their country back, just like we will take America back.

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Trump, born in 1946, is a billionaire real estate developer, businessman and television personality. After decades of persistent flirtation with the idea of seeking a White House bid, Trump announced on June 16, 2015, that he would officially seek the GOP nomination. Having never previously held office, Trump will likely tout his success in business as the focal point of his presidential platform. But he is no stranger to Washington. Trump has been a frequent donor to both Democratic and Republican federal political candidates, spending tens of thousands of dollars supporting them and causing some to question his sincerity as a GOP candidate. He also sparked controversy by questioning whether President Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen, asking for his birth certificate and passport history. Candidacy declared: June 16, 2015

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Using Skittles to make a point about "our Syrian refugee problem" didn't go over too well with Mars Inc., but the candy maker's rebuke of Donald Trump Jr.'s controversial tweet is hardly a first.

The eldest Trump son posted a photo of a bowl of Skittles and a caption that reads, "If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That's our Syrian refugee problem."

The condemnation was swift, though he appears to be standing by the sentiment and has not removed the post.

He also didn't remove his Instagram post of Sept. 11, which was meant to be a play on Hillary Clinton's reference to some of his father's supporters as "a basket of deplorables."

That photo, which he wrote was sent to him by "a friend," replaced images from the movie "The Expendables" with pictures of Donald Trump Sr., alt-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, alt-right blogger Milo Yiannopolous and other well-known Trump supporters like Gov. Chris Christie, Dr. Ben Carson and political strategist Roger Stone.

It also included a cartoon frog named Pepe, which is regularly used by alt-right supporters.

Donald Trump Jr. has been actively involved in his father's campaign, in public and private.

He was the one to cast the convention floor vote for his father that put the Republican presidential candidate over the top and secured him the nomination. Of the three Trump children active in their father's campaign, Donald Trump Jr. was the first to give a speech at the party convention in Cleveland this summer which was well received by many in the audience.

"Donald Trump Jr. was so excellent that my brain was already thinking, What should we run him for?'" Trisha Turner, the president of the New York State Federation of Republican Women, told ABC News at the convention.

He has also played a significant role behind the scenes of his father's campaign.

Donald Trump Jr. was extensively involved in the vice presidential selection process, even meeting with V.P. hopeful Christie, along with his siblings Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump, without their father present.

In May, Donald Trump Jr. met on his own with Republican officials and the National Rifle Association on Capitol Hill.

A registered gun owner and known hunter, he was the one to lead the negotiations with the NRA leading up to the gun rights lobbying group's endorsement of his father, sources told ABC News.

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