Trump: I Don’t Want Guns In Classrooms, But Some Teachers Should Have Guns

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Snyder)
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GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump said Sunday that he doesn’t want guns to be in classrooms, but that “some teachers” should have guns.

Trump was asked to respond on Fox & Friends to criticism from Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, who said his idea to put guns in classrooms would endanger students.

Trump at first said they were “just words.”

“I don’t want to have guns in classrooms, although in some cases teachers should have guns in classrooms frankly,” Trump said. “Because teachers are — you know — things that are going on in our schools are unbelievable.”

He went on to say that he wasn’t “advocating” guns in classrooms, but said “trained teachers” should be able to have them in classrooms.

Trump spoke at the National Rifle Association last week, calling Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton the “most anti-gun candidate” ever. The organization also formally endorsed him at the event.

A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign didn’t immediately return TPM’s request for comment to clarify his statement.

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  1. ‘Yeah, ‘frankly’ I’m a two faced putz who gets something out there EVERYONE can claim’…lord.

  2. Trump at first said they were “just words.”

    well ok then…

    “I don’t want to have guns in classrooms, although in some cases teachers should have guns in classrooms frankly,” Trump said. “Because teachers are – you know – things that are going on in our schools are unbelievable.”

    Manafort: “Stay on topic Donnie, stay on topic.”

    He went on to say that he wasn’t “advocating” guns in classrooms, but said “trained teachers” should be able to have them in classrooms.

    Manafort (borderline yelling): “Stay on topic Donnie, stay on topic.”

  3. A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign didn’t immediately return TPM’s request for comment to clarify his statement.

    poor Hope Hicks…

  4. “I don’t want to have guns in classrooms, although in some cases teachers should have guns in classrooms frankly,” Trump said.

    Remember when John Kerry was deemed unfit for office because he came to oppose GWB’s botched war for fun and profit? Trump can even get through a single sentence without contradicting himself.

  5. Avatar for mrf mrf says:

    This song explains a lot about Trump.

    Walking Contradiction
    By Green Day

    “Do as I say not as I do because
    The shit’s so deep you can’t run away
    I beg to differ on the contrary
    I agree with every word that you say
    Talk is cheap and lies are expensive
    My wallet’s fat and so is my head
    Hit and run and then I’ll hit you again
    I’m a smart ass but I’m playing dumb
    Standards set and broken all the time
    Control the chaos behind a gun
    Call it as I see it even if
    I was born deaf, blind and dumb
    Losers winning big on the lottery
    Rehab rejects still sniffing glue
    Constant refutation with myself
    I’m a victim of a catch twenty two
    I have no belief
    But I believe
    I’m a walking contradiction
    And I ain’t got no right
    Do as I say not as I do because
    The shit’s so deep you can’t run away
    I beg to differ on the contrary
    I agree.”

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