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Clinton: Trump is inciting mob violence

Donald Trump is "inciting mob violence," according to Hillary Clinton.

Speaking during an MSNBC town-hall event on Monday, the former secretary of state was asked why African-Americans have “really turned on" Trump and whether it was related to the GOP front-runner’s argument that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.

Clinton said that yes, she believed Trump’s "birther" movement had an effect, but she also thinks there’s more to it.

“You know, when you are inciting mob violence, which is what Trump is doing in those clips, there's a lot of memories that people have. You know, they're in the DNA,” she said. ”People remember mob violence that led to lynching. People remember mob violence that led to people being shot, being grabbed, being mistreated.”

She said that the country has come a long way since then, but she has concerns about Trump's rhetoric.

“To see that someone who is vying to be president of the United States is using divisiveness, is stoking fear, is pointing fingers, scapegoating against all kinds of people, I think, is so dangerous. And, yes, it's wrong, it's offensive. It's also dangerous,” she continued.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump denied that he was provoking violence at his rallies.

“There is no violence. There’s lovefests,” Trump said during a campaign event in Hickory, North Carolina. “These are lovefests.”