Georgia Man Arrested For Threatening Trump’s Life
A 29-year-old individual from Rome, Georgia, was apprehended following an alleged outburst on social media in which he threatened to kill President Donald Trump.
The accused, Jauan Rashun Porter, reportedly participated in a TikTok livestream on July 26, where he discussed the Trump administration’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility for undocumented immigrants, during which he allegedly made a comment threatening the life of the president.
“There’s only one way to make America great, and that is to put a bullet in between Trump’s eyes,” Porter allegedly posted, as stated in a press release from the Justice Department. The DOJ further noted that similar statements were made over a span of several minutes.
“I’m gonna kill Donald Trump. I’m gonna put a 7.62 bullet inside his forehead,” Porter purportedly continued. “I’m gonna watch him bleed out, and I’m gonna watch him die. I’m gonna do that.”
In response to his comments, other participants in the livestream suggested that federal agents might visit Porter, prompting him to reply: “I’m gonna kill them too.”
According to government sources, Porter’s statements seemed to extend beyond mere threats. The DOJ reported that Secret Service agents, along with local and state law enforcement, found two pipes, pistol ammunition, and Tannerite—an explosive material—during a search of Porter’s residence.
“Porter has a history of convictions for terroristic threats, influencing a witness, mutiny in a penal institution, drug possession, battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and domestic violence. He is currently on probation,” the Justice Department’s release stated.
The suspect has been charged with making threats against the President and is set for a detention hearing on August 12.
“The allegations against Porter are serious and necessitate a prompt, decisive, and cooperative response,” U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg remarked in the release. “We do not tolerate threats against public officials or law enforcement officers, and Porter will now face the repercussions of his actions.”
Porter’s purported threats arise just over a year following the near-assassination of President Trump, who was on the campaign trail in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a sniper managed to position himself atop a building not far away.
A few minutes into Trump’s address, he was observed quickly clutching his ear and ducking behind the podium as multiple gunshots echoed. The initial bullet grazed Trump’s right ear, while other shots resulted in the death of one individual, Corey Comperatore, and left fellow attendees David Dutch and James Copenhaver with serious injuries.
The assailant, Thomas Crooks, was neutralized by a counter-sniper team from the Secret Service.
Weeks later, while Trump was playing golf at one of his courses in Florida, another alleged would-be assassin was discovered concealed in the bushes, armed with a rifle near a green as the former and future president approached.
Secret Service agents opened fire on the suspect before retreating from the scene, but he was subsequently captured by law enforcement in Martin County.
Last week, a federal judge inexplicably permitted the Justice Department to withhold crucial evidence related to the second assassination attempt on Trump, citing the potential for “exceptionally grave damages” to U.S. national security.
The directive from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon originates from a motion by the DOJ to prevent the release of classified information in the case involving Ryan Routh, the individual accused of attempting to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024.
Routh has not been allowed to access the classified evidence. He was not permitted to view the DOJ’s motion or to attend the secret hearing associated with it, as reported.
Cannon did not provide further details in her ruling, merely stating that the release of the materials “could cause serious damage or exceptionally grave damages to the national security of the United States.”
The classified evidence may be connected to Routh’s trip to Ukraine in 2022, during which he sought to recruit fighters for the U.S. proxy war against Russia. In a self-published book from 2023, Routh asserted that his “best partner” in Ukraine was an Israeli.
The DOJ subsequently accused him of attempting to acquire a rocket launcher from an alleged Ukrainian as part of his purported scheme.