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"On the Second Amendment, everybody came to my defense because there was nothing said wrong. I'm talking about the power of the voter," he said on CNBC.

"Only the haters tried to grab on to that one and it was very unsuccessful."

Trump sparked criticism during a rally Tuesday in North Carolina he was talking about the possibility of Clinton appointing liberal Supreme Court justices if she is president. Many took his remark as advocating violence.

“Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment,” Trump said to boos from the crowd.

“By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks,” he added. “Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know.”

The Clinton campaign quickly labeled his statement "dangerous" and said a person running for president "should not suggest violence in any way."

Trump's campaign and some of his aides downplayed the controversy, saying the media and the Clinton campaign were intentionally misinterpreting his remark.

The GOP nominee later sought to clarify, saying he was referring to a political movement.

"Hillary wants to take your guns away," he said in an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity on Tuesday.

"She wants to leave you unprotected in your home. This is a tremendous political movement," he continued.

"And there can be no other interpretation. Even reporters have told me. I mean, give me a break."