[Homer1]

https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/john-kerry-threatens-to-kill-president-bush-on-bill-maher/

John Kerry joked about killing George Bush,,.,

[proust]

And Cruz joked about running over Trump with his car...

[Cboldt]

Kerry also joked about killing Quayle.

Funny that the Hillary surrogate would get defensive in aid of Hillary. The complaint is not Hillary's remark, it is the difference in press reaction. When a DEM makes a remark that can be interpreted as threatening, the press shrugs it off as a joke.