Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today accused former FBI Director James Comey for calling for President Donald Trump’s assassination. Noem said federal law enforcement authorities are investigating the threat.
“Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump,” Noem wrote on X on Thursday evening. “DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately.”
Noem made the statement after Comey posted a photo earlier in the day on Instagram that showed several seashells arranged to form the numbers “86 47.”
“86” is well-known slang that mean killing someone. And the number 47 could mean the 47th president. It’s a number that is showing up among those who want President Trump gone, or even dead.
Comey, who was appointed to the head of the FBI by President Barack Obama and who is a virulent Trump hater, took the photo down from Instagram after Noem made her accusation, and he then wrote that he didn’t intend to call for violence.
“I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message,” Comey wrote in a second post on Instagram.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the Secret Service is investigating as it “vigorously investigates anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees.”
FBI Director Kash Patel said that the primary jurisdiction is with the Secret Service, but his agency would provide support as needed.
Taylor Budowich, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich wrote that Comey’s post is “deeply concerning to all of us” and that it is no laughing matter.
“While President Trump is currently on an international trip to the Middle East, the former FBI Director puts out what can clearly be interpreted as ‘a hit’ on the sitting President of the United States — a message etched in the sand,” Budowich wrote.
Yes he did.
Threaten? Probably not.
Make a total backside of himself? Absolutely.
But I hope he has fun when he gets his visit from Secret Service.
This is absolutely bizarre. It’s hard to fathom that a former FBI Director could post something like that ignorantly. I also don’t think he’s crazy. It’s tempting to believe that he’s trying to motivate kooks like Oswald, Chapman, Hinckley, Routh, et al to kill the POTUS. Average citizens can be arrested and imprisoned for such stuff.
I think he’s crossed the line.
The TDS crowd is dangerous.
They are ignorant of history.
They hate western culture.
They are dangerous.
They want a maoist, Marxist, Nazi type revolution in this country.
They are aiming for another civil war.
Who would win?
Purple and blue hairs that can’t decide what bathrooms to use?
The anti-gun grabber crowd that hates the US Constitution?
Or the millions and millions of veterans that have fought wars around the globe over the last 30 years?
The millions and millions of families that hunt wild game with rifles and shotguns?
The millions and millions that love the Flag, God, and country?
I know…
I would enjoy watching comey being locked up for the rest of his days. As I’ve said over and over eventually these crooked a//// end up falling on their own sword. It’s fascinating how fast it seems to be happening. He is an absolute has been motor mouth that was never qualified for the job Obama had him in. In fact Obama was not qualified for the job he was in either. Hustler and a con man.
Apparently when you a Democrat the law does not apply. If he was some joe he would already be in custody. This guy is why Hillary is not in prison, He feels he is beyond the reach of the law.
Comey is a liar, and he proved that long ago. In this instance, he does not deserve the benefit of a doubt. It was not an innocent happenstance.