Donald Trump denied CNN's reports that the Secret Service had a conversation with him regarding his Tuesday remarks. | Getty Trump denies talking with Secret Service over Clinton remark

Republican nominee Donald Trump is pushing back against a report that his campaign had a conversation with the Secret Service following his comments on Second Amendment supporters, which many interpreted as him inciting violence against Hillary Clinton.

“No such meeting or conversation ever happened - a made up story by "low ratings" @CNN,” Trump tweeted Wednesday afternoon.


CNN reported that the Secret Service had a conversation with Trump's campaign after his remark Tuesday that Second Amendment supporters could stop Hillary Clinton from appointing liberal justices to the Supreme Court. The Secret Service tweeted Tuesday that it was aware of the remark. Trump, however, said he was just trying to urge Second Amendment supporters to flex political muscle against Clinton.

“What we're talking about is political power, there's tremendous political power to save the Second Amendment, tremendous,” he said on Fox News in an interview clip posted Wednesday afternoon. “You look at the power they have in terms of votes and that's what I was referring to, obviously that's what I was referring to and everybody knows it.”

The Secret Service did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday afternoon.

Reuters, however, cited a federal official saying that no formal interview with Trump or his campaign took place, a story that the Republican nominee picked up on and tweeted about Wednesday night.

"Reuters just announced that Secret Service never spoke to me or my campaign. Made up story by @CNN is a hoax. Totally dishonest," he tweeted.