'All I got is a gun': Man who vowed to execute Trump also had plans for Rubio and Bondi, feds say

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President Donald Trump gestures arsenic  helium  speaks successful  the James Brady Press Briefing Room astatine  the White House aft  a shooting incidental  extracurricular  the ballroom astatine  at the yearly  White House Correspondents' Association meal  successful  Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana).

President Donald Trump gestures arsenic helium speaks successful the James Brady Press Briefing Room astatine the White House aft a shooting incidental extracurricular the ballroom astatine the yearly White House Correspondents' Association meal successful Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026, (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana).

A 32-year-old antheral successful Florida is accused of repeatedly threatening to assassinate the president and different high-ranking medication officials, saying helium planned to termination Donald Trump "in the worst f—ing way."

Nathaniel Sanders II is presently facing 1 number of threatening the President of the United States and 1 number of transmitting threats successful interstate commerce, tribunal records show.

According to a transgression ailment filed successful the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the alleged threats spanned from astatine slightest January done April 2026. They targeted Trump, Secretary of State and Acting National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, and erstwhile U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

In 1 station connected X, Sanders allegedly wrote, "Imma weaponry the f—ing White House you f—ing pedophile," past a infinitesimal aboriginal added, "I mean it."

Authorities said Sanders besides posted aggregate videos to Instagram successful which helium angrily ranted astir nationalist officials and issued convulsive threats.

In an April 10 video, Sanders allegedly threatened Rubio.

"All I got is simply a gun. It's the lone happening I tin usage present is simply a gun," helium allegedly said successful 1 post.

Two minutes later, helium posted different clip, besides astir Rubio.

"When I get my hands connected him, I'm gonna wounded him," helium said. "Simple arsenic that."

A week later, Sanders escalated the rhetoric further, explicitly saying however helium planned to termination Trump successful 1 video.

"When I spot you — imma stomp your f—ing caput in," helium allegedly said, earlier adding, "And I'm going to termination you successful the worst f—ing way."

In different video that aforesaid month, helium allegedly threatened Bondi.

"Imma termination each y'all pedophiles," Sanders allegedly said. "I don't springiness a f—. Imma termination you."

Investigators with the U.S. Secret Service and different agencies linked the societal media accounts to Sanders done open-source research, including posts successful which helium appeared to place himself by sanction and videos showing him engaged successful regular activities.

Law enforcement aboriginal tracked Sanders to a residence successful Miami Beach and made interaction with him successful February, according to the complaint. During that encounter, authorities said Sanders called agents "pedophiles" earlier ending the interaction.

"Threats against nationalist officials are not governmental speech," U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said successful a statement. "They are superior national crimes that endanger nationalist information and the regularisation of law. The ailment alleges that this suspect repeatedly threatened to assassinate the President of the United States and different elder officials. Those allegations volition present beryllium tested successful court."

Secret Service officials emphasized that threats made online are treated the aforesaid arsenic those made successful person.

"It does not substance wherever the menace is made oregon what level is used, our agents volition place you, analyse you, and … bring charges erstwhile appropriate," said Special Agent successful Charge Michael Townsend.

The lawsuit is being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from aggregate national and section agencies.

Sanders, who is facing up to 10 years successful prison, is presently scheduled to look successful tribunal again for a preliminary exam connected May 18.

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