History of the assassination of the president, attempts to assassinate
After the second attempt at assassination of former President Donald Trump, there is a history of assassination and attempts.
WASHINGTON – US law enforcement officials said on May 15 that former FBI director James Comey was considering a social media post depicting the image of “8647.”
According to Reuters, Comey, who was fired by Trump in 2017, later defeated the Post, saying he didn’t know that the obvious political message could be linked to violence.
In American terminology, number 86 can be used as a verb. This means throwing someone out of the bar because they’re drunk or disordered, and 47 is the 47th President Trump code. Some Trump supporters interpreted it as a message to vehemently remove Trump from Trump due to his assassination, Reuters reported.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary states on its website that one of the recent meanings of the term is “to kill,” but it did not adopt it “due to its relative up-to-dateness and modestness of use.”
The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting the president, said it knew Comey’s post but didn’t appreciate its meaning.
“The Secret Service actively investigates anything that can be considered a potential threat to parents. We are aware of social media posts by former FBI directors and take rhetoric as seriously as this.
Federal law enforcement officials told USA Today that the Secret Service would send agents to question Comey about his post, and would do the same to anyone posting potential threats about the former or current president. Officials said they had been conditioned on anonymity to discuss ongoing investigation issues.
Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem, who oversees secret services, said at X the DHS and Secret Service “will investigate this threat and respond appropriately.”
National Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard went further and said he believes Comey should be placed behind the bar for the post.
When asked if the former FBI director believed he should “be in prison,” Gabbard said, “I.”
“I am very concerned about the president’s life as the other influential person he has, the man of his height, the experiences he has, the things that propaganda media has built him up,” Gabbard said. “We have already seen attempts to assassinate him. I am very concerned about his life and James Comey, in my view, should be accountable and be placed behind the bar for this.”
Kash Patel, current FBI director, said at X that his agency would be in touch with Secret Service on Post and “providing all the support you need.”
Others have become more clear when assigning malignant meaning to Comey’s post, saying it was a call for Trump to assassinate.
Comey posted an Instagram photo of No. 8647 formed by shells on the beach.
“A cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said.
But after a stir from Trump supporters, Comey defeated the Post, saying he thought it was just a “political message.”
“I didn’t realize I was linking those numbers to violence. It never happened to me, but I’m against any kind of violence, so I took down the post,” Comey said.
Comey did not call or text from USA Today for comment.
Earlier in his first term in May 2017, Trump fired Comey. As director of the FBI, Kaby was leading an investigation into possible conspiracy in a Trump presidential campaign with Russia to help Trump get elected.
(Reuters Report by Daniel Trotta, Edited by Michael Perry)
