Following the news that the FBI raided the beach club of the former president, there were threats of violence.
After Trump himself confirmed Monday's raid at Mar-a-Lago, pro-Trump pundits and politicians rallied around declarations of "war" and called for acts of violence against its agents. The situation went from bad to worse in a matter of minutes.
Ricky Shiffer, an armed man, tried to force his way into an FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday with a rifle. During the standoff with police, Shiffer was shot and killed.
According to analysts with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Shiffer was driven to commit violence by conspiratorial beliefs related to former President Trump and the 2020 election. He was present at the January 6 attack, an echo of the political violence at the Capitol that day.
The platform from Trump's media company that hosts the former president and his supporters is known as Truth Social. As Thursday's attack unfolded, Shiffer appeared to post to Truth Social about how his plan to break into the FBI office by using a nail gun had gone awry. The account posted that he didn't get through bullet proof glass. If you don't hear from me, it's true that I tried attacking the F.B.I., and it's possible that they took me off the internet, or they sent the regular cops...
The account implored others to be ready to kill the enemy and the FBI in the wake of the raid at Mar-a-Lago. followers were urged to arm themselves and prepare for combat The account asked if anyone knew of any protests or attacks.
On Friday, that account was removed from the platform and a search of Shiffer's name yielded a lot of negative information. rickyShiffer's profile was removed by you. One Truth Social user said on Friday that it was so much for truth and transparency. The attacks on the FBI office in Ohio, as well as the planting of documents at Mar-a-Lago, are blamed on anti-fascists on Truth Social and other sites.
In light of threats of violence this week, the FBI director said that violence against law enforcement is not the solution. After ousting James Comey, Trump appointed Wray to the role of FBI Director.
The Unite the Right rally took place five years ago and saw white nationalists march through the streets of Virginia. The death of Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old protester, sent political shockwaves through a nation that had largely forgotten about the threat of white supremacist violence.
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