WASHINGTON _ Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said Donald Trump's suggestion that gun rights supporters could take action if she were to appoint judges they do not like was a "casual inciting of violence" that makes him unfit to serve as president.
Clinton pointed to the remark, which was met Tuesday with condemnation across party lines, as one more reason for Republicans to bail on Trump.
"Words matter," Clinton said at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa. "If you are running to be president or you are president of the United States, words can have tremendous consequences. Yesterday we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual comments from Donald Trump that crossed the line."
Clinton pointed to Trump's insulting comments about Muslim couple whose son, a U.S. military officer, was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq, his loose talk about nuclear weapons and, "now his casual inciting of violence" to argue that he is unfit for the Oval Office.
"Every single one of these incidents shows us that Donald Trump simply does not have the temperament to be president and commander in chief," she said. "The stakes have never been higher. I am humbled and moved by the Republicans willing to stand up and say Donald Trump doesn't represent their values. We may not agree on everything, but this is not a normal election."
Clinton's remarks come as the list of GOP defectors grows.
