Dem Senator To Trump: If Someone Kills Clinton The Blood Is ‘On Your Hands’

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right, and other Democratic senators call for gun control legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in an Orlando LGBT nightclub this week, at the Capi... Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right, and other Democratic senators call for gun control legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in an Orlando LGBT nightclub this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2016. Sen. Murphy, who mourned the loss of 20 children in his home state, waged a roughly 15-hour filibuster into early Thursday, asserting as he yielded the floor that Republican leaders had committed to hold votes on expanded gun background checks and a ban on gun sales to suspected terrorists. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS

By Kristin Salaky

September 17, 2016 11:29 a.m.

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A Democratic senator sent a warning to Donald Trump Saturday: if Hillary Clinton is killed “the blood will be on your hands.”

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) took to Twitter to condemn Trump’s comments about disarming Clinton’s bodyguards and seeing “what happens,” tweeting Trump directly with his warning.

Hey @realDonaldTrump, if you keep suggesting your supporters kill @HillaryClinton, someone will listen. The blood will be on your hands.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 17, 2016

Murphy previously criticized Trump’s “Second Amendment people” remark, saying it qualified as an assassination threat and calling for a Secret Service investigation, according to The Hill.

Murphy is not the only Democrat speaking up. Former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived her own assassination attempt, released a statement on Twitter condemning the comments and calling Trump “reckless” and “irresponsible.”

Tonight we saw yet again just how unfit @realDonalTrump is to be president. https://t.co/RZQ22BvcQ8 pic.twitter.com/AqioacO01o

— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) September 17, 2016

Trump has not spoken out publicly about the comment since the event.

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Kristin Salaky Kristin is the Front Page Editor based in New York City. She is a graduate of Ohio University and her byline has been featured in Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan. Follow her on Twitter @kristinsalaky.

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