"That’s inciteful to use language about the Second Amendment ... it should be denounced," said G.K. Butterfield (center). | Getty CBC head denounces Trump's Second Amendment quip

Congressional Black Caucus Chair G.K. Butterfield demanded that Donald Trump retract his statement Tuesday that “the Second Amendment people” may have some recourse if Hillary Clinton appoints a Supreme Court nominee.

“I call on him to retract that statement because it can be perceived as an invitation for violence,” said Butterfield, a North Carolina Democrat, in an interview shortly after Trump's remarks.


In Wilmington, North Carolina, Trump said there’s “nothing you can do, folks,” if Clinton installed a nominee, pausing to add that “Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is.” The remark was widely interpreted by Democrats as a veiled call for violence against Clinton, though Trump’s campaign said the remarks were simply a reference to the political power of gun owners.

Butterfield is not convinced and urged Republicans to follow the lead of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and vow to oppose Trump.

“Donald Trump is a reckless individual who will say or do anything,” Butterfield said. “That’s inciteful to use language about the Second Amendment ... it should be denounced.”