Trump Says His Supporters Wouldn’t Leave Him Even After ‘Murder’ (VIDEO)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts as he walks up to the stage during a rally Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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During a campaign rally ahead of the Nevada GOP caucus on Tuesday, Donald Trump bragged about how devoted his supporters are, arguing that “murder” would likely not drive them away.

“Even the really dishonest press says Trump’s people are the most incredible,” he said, according to a video from Politico. “Sixty-eight percent would not leave under any circumstances. I think that means murder. I think it means anything.”

“Other guys are at 10 percent,” Trump continued. “I mean, they’ll leave if you — if you sneeze they’ll leave. They don’t like the way you sneeze.”

Trump’s Tuesday comments follow a campaign rally in January when he said he wouldn’t lose voters if he shot someone.

“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” Trump said at a rally in Iowa. “It’s, like, incredible.”

Watch the video from Tuesday via Politico:

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