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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Arizona searching for man threatening to kill Trump.

Is that what Fox News is running now?

I bet every state he goes to now they are saying that.

[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Putting aside my opinions of trump and fox, I do believe that threat was legitimate. I was watching a few different news channels last night and while idr which one mentioned it, they did say that the secret service had cut his Arizona presser short due to a credible violent threat. Some non-fox new outlets are also reporting on the arrest of the suspect:

https://apnews.com/article/trump-death-threats-arizona-border-9d16288a963fd7a8eacff3c80dd3ed40

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/arizona-man-wanted-threatening-kill-trump-2024-08-22/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86l4p583y6o

[–] Clent@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are always copycats and I'm sure there are more than one crazy who is looking to prove they can succeed where another failed.

[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

For sure. The other charges against this particular person include: a DUI, a skipped court date, a hit and run, and failing to register as a sex offender. Everyone is entitled to a fair trial, but if I’m speculating, this guy doesn’t have the best record of character and I don’t think it’s far-fetched to believe he made credible death threats on social media.