Man gets 18 months in prison for threatening to kill Trump

[denem]

DALLAS (AP) --A 36-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump.

Prosecutors said Mickael Gedlu, who was sentenced Friday, pleaded guilty in December to making threats against Trump.

According to plea papers, Gedlu admitted he threatened Trump's life on social media, stating on YouTube: "I am waiting for Trump to visit Dallas before I attempt to assassinate him."

https://wrex.com/2020/04/25/man-gets-18-months-in-prison-for-threatening-to-kill-trump/

[struggle4progress]

1. Republicans should share their deep thoughts about this: after all, they have been telling us

that saving the economy is more important than saving lives, and surely Trump's death would have been negligible compared to the number of COVID deaths they regard as acceptable

[Girard442]

2. Taken out of context, speaking sarcastically, fake news.

How come Fat Donnie can do that but Gedlu can't?

[dalton99a]

6. +1

[Victor_c3]

3. Trump himself peddled the idea of a "second amendment solution" n/t

[LSFL]

4. If he was a conservative he could try to hide behind the constitution and millions would support hi

Still, while many of us understand the sentiment, you have to keep that shit under your hat in a lawful society. Unless you're a conservative.

[DFW]

5. What an idiot

All he had to do was contribute an extra ration of Big Macs to Trump's daily diet, and he would have accomplished the same thing, and gotten a "thank you" note from the White House for his generous contribution.