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On 23 January 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump caused controversy when he stated the following during a campaign rally in Iowa: The comment was part of a larger point Trump was making about the loyalty of his voting base: Although the excerpted remark was widely reproduced in an accurate fashion, the broader context of Trump's comments was generally absent in news and social media reports. On 23 January 2016, Mother Jones published an article that consisted of a looping Vine clip of the singular remark, along with the following text: A longer version of the clip was available by clicking the provided link, but the Vine version elided the larger context of Trump's comments. Gawker filed a post on the issue that reported: Other outlets and users shared the same excerpt, primarily without any additional context: It's true that Trump made the shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue remark widely attributed to him across standard and social media sites. However, the (somewhat clumsy and crass) comment also generally appeared absent of its broader context, which pertained to the loyalty of his followers, and not an actual desire, intent, or interest in shooting any individuals for the sole reason that he believed it would have no effect on his popularity.
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