"What is to be done about a Presidential candidate who speculates about the future assassination of his victorious rival?"

What is to be done?  Perhaps getting one's news from a source OTHER than Twitter would be a good start? Trump never said or insinuated anything of the kind.  Find an UNEDITED clip of his statements on YouTube and watch it.

This one's heavily edited, but it'll get you in the right ballpark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqeEtD75cF4

Amongst his many other absurd comments ... To me the shocking part is that people still intend to vote for him not his actual statement ... is this election one big candid camera skit but they forgot to tell us?

People intend to vote for him for reasons which none of the major players seem to understand. People will vote for him simply because he's not "one of them."  For the bulk of his base, that alone is enough.

And then there's that whole supreme court issue...

He didn't say that. You are completely guessing what he meant.

The left has been so disingenuous.  You constantly try to misquote Trump and twist his meaning, hoping that people won't bother to listen to what he actually said. It really doesn't serve you well. Dishonesty backfires.

That would be very disturbing for sure. At this point without hearing a source it's more or less conjecture though.

I don't believe he worded that properly. I don't like how it came out. He was talking about voters who support the 2nd amendment voting for Trump so Hillary cannot appoint antigun judges.
He should clarify it and apologize for saying it wrong. (I don't think he will apologize) He has attempted to clarify.
This is why politicians use speak writers and teleprompters, when they go without they get in trouble. Trump even more so because he does not have the benefit of having decades of political speech.

My sister and wife and I are betting on his lifespan if he becomes President.

Hello, M:

I don't like Donald Trump..  Nonetheless, I don't believe he meant to suggest that she be assassinated..  But, what makes him UNFIT for the job, is that he has NO idea what his words can do.  That's NO IDEA...  You really want your president to have SOME idea of the impact of his words, doncha????????????

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1. Language is to be understood in context.
2. What Trump said, as part of his rant on the Second Amenment and if Hillary won and appointed judges, that he couldn't do anything about it, but people with guns could? That is called an implication. Everything he said supports his idea. Then at the end, he said it would be horrible.
3. Similar things were said about Sadat in Egypt. The result was that someone listened and carried out an act of violence and killed him.
4. Besides he underestimates the intelligence of the audience. We understand English and it's use. Maybe if you are not educated, you may not understand syntax. He needs to apologize.
4. The FBI is already aware of his comment, so they are paying attention.
5. It is a crime to attack a Presidential candidate and federal judges even as a joke.
6. If someone would have said that, they would already have a visit from the FBI.

I think it's more than that ... most politicians will only promise what they feel may be achievable ... he has no compunction in offering everything to all

If you track his statements there is an implication he did mean just that. He may have been joking, if that is his idea of a joke, but the meaning is clear. Other Republicans have made strong statements as well. Al Baldasaro, Republican & delegate of Trump, said Clinton should be put on the firing line and be shot for treason over the attacks in Benghazi. The FBI investigated him.

Trump thinks he is above the law. It is a crime to attack presidential candidates and federal judges. He needs to get a visit from the FBI, so that will be on record. The problem with his recklessness is that he has followers that believe what he says. If Trump calls for the gun fanatics to do something about Hillary if she wins, they aren't going to think about going to vote. The voting will be over if she wins. They will use their guns to speak!

I agree he should apologize. The problem would be about gun fanatics who would literally try to do what he said----if she wins, do something about it, with guns. Not votes, because the election will be over by then.

People who are Republicans will vote for him because he represents the Republican Party. However, if he becomes President, he needs to realize that words matter. They have consequences.

True, but that in itself is no reason to give a clear buffoon one's loyalty. We in the States have long understood that a president can only set the agenda.  Congress alone makes the laws.

That suggests there has to be something in it for Trump's base on a rudimentary philosophical or moral level.  I contend that it's because he's not a member of the statist quo.

The choir cheers.  (I'm definitely NOT a big fan of Trump's.)

What you say is true ... not party of the political status quo, but certainly part of the business establishment of shonky practises.. I read an article here i think from the Washington post that says his main support base is with white males ... the thrust of the argument being they feel didn't disenfranchised by not being top of the pile anymore due to racial equality, women's lib and changing employment opportunities ... it made a lot of sense