Sessions: Trump ‘absolutely should not joke’ about violence against Clinton

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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said Tuesday evening Donald Trump “absolutely should not joke” about encouraging gun owners to go after Hillary Clinton if she moves to tighten gun owners’ rights.

“You should not in any way suggest that violence can be used in this political system — that’s contrary to everything we believe in,” Sessions told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.

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