President Donald Trump has once again been targeted by someone who wants to neutralize him in his position as President of the United States.
According to recent reports, 50-year-old Nathalie Rose Jones from Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested during a Washington, D.C. protest for making claims about harming Trump, as The Hill reported.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro spoke for the attorney’s office in the District of Columbia, saying that the individual in custody made some egregious threats against Trump, and the arrest was necessary.
“Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution. Make no mistake—justice will be served,” Pirro said.
Jones was arrested on a multiplicity of charges, including threatening to kill, kidnap, or inflict harm on Trump.
She posted about the threats in question as part of now-deleted content between Aug. 6 and Aug 16.
In one of the posts, Jones reportedly said, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present.”
The posts were on her Facebook page almost daily, tagging the White House, and calling the president a fascist, among other things, attempting to spur action against Trump.
The Secret Service issued a report on Jones, recording that she said in an interview that “if she had the opportunity, she would take the President’s life and would kill him with a bladed knife, carrying out her mission of avenging the lives lost during COVID.”
The woman was eventually arrested at an August 16 protest that took place at Dupont Circle, where the Secret Service again interviewed her, to disturbing ends.
According to the officers, she again admitted to making threats against Trump, but denied having any desire to hurt the president at that time.
The Secret Service was clear and concise about their response to the woman’s actions, with Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool of the U.S. Secret Service, Washington Field Office, offering comment on the issue.
“Protecting the President of the United States is our highest priority, and every potential threat is addressed with the utmost seriousness,” McCool said, according to the DOJ.
“Special Agents from New York and Washington, DC, working in close coordination with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, acted swiftly and decisively to neutralize this alleged threat before it could escalate. We are deeply grateful to the dedicated professionals who worked tirelessly to advance this investigation and safeguard our nation’s leadership.”
