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		</div><p>Glasgow-born photographer who watched his friend Robert Kennedy gunned down in the 1968 US presidential campaign fears Donald Trump&#8217;s rhetoric could lead to more politically-motivated shootings.</p>
<p>Harry Benson, whose pictures of a dying Bobby Kennedy are among the most memorable images of the last century, said the current Republican candidate may have put Democrat lives at risk.</p>
<p>Trump said “second amendment people” could find a way to stop Hillary Clinton introducing tougher gun laws, adding: “That will be a horrible day.”</p>
<p>Benson, who has covered US presidential campaigns for more than 50 years, said he has never seen a campaign as “crazy” as Trump versus Clinton.</p>
<p>A retrospective of his work, including his pictures of Robert and brother President John F Kennedy, who was also assassinated, has gone on display at the Scottish Parliament.</p>
<p>He told the Press Association: “I was friends with Bobby Kennedy and I followed him right through to his death.</p>
<p>“You can also see pictures of his wife Ethel in the exhibition. That was someone I knew, and still know, but you’ve got to do your job.</p>
<p>“I’m not there as a PR or part of their entourage. I’m there to record what I see and to inform.”</p>
<p>He added: “I’ve photographed Donald Trump for 40 years. I did ten pages of photos of Trump for Time magazine last week. He hasn’t changed.</p>
<p>“I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never seen anything so crazy. There was a bit of decorum in the other elections but there is none in this.</p>
<p>“Trump saying ‘crooked Hillary’ has turned off a lot of the public. What he might have done is get other people shot, Clinton supporters or people with a Clinton badge.”</p>
<p>The retrospective includes photos of a young Hillary cosying up to husband Bill shortly before he received the Democrat nomination for president in 1992.</p>
<p>“I’ve followed Hillary over the years, and clever people who know what they are talking about say she is very competent,” he said.</p>
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