A 29-year-old man from Rome, Georgia, was arrested following an alleged social media tirade threatening to kill President Donald Trump.
The suspect, Jauan Rashun Porter, reportedly joined a TikTok livestream on July 26 discussing the Trump administration’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility for undocumented immigrants, where he allegedly posted a comment threatening the president’s life.
“So there’s only one way to make America great and that is putting a bullet in between Trump’s eyes,” Porter posted, according to a Justice Dept. press release. The DOJ added that similar remarks were made over several minutes.
“I’m gonna kill Donald Trump. I’m gonna put a 7.62 bullet inside his forehead,” Porter allegedly continued. “I’m gonna watch him bleed out and I’m gonna watch him die. I’m gonna do that.”
Following his remarks, other livestream participants raised the specter of Porter being visited by federal agents, leading him to respond: “I’m gonna kill them too.”
According to the government, Porter’s remarks appeared to be more than just empty threats. According to the DOJ, Secret Service agents, along with local and state police, discovered two pipes, pistol ammunition, and Tannerite—an explosive—during a search of Porter’s apartment.
