A man in Florida has been arrested after making bizarre phone calls to police in which he made threats against the life of President Donald J. Trump. Some of the threats also reportedly included the man saying he would launch missiles at New York City as well.
Justin Blaxton made repeated phone calls to police in Palm Beach, Florida, the location of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. “I need a ride to the airport to be taken to The White House so I can assassinate the president,” he said in one call to police.
In another exchange, Blaxton told police to “tell the FBI I’m a mass murderer” and referred to himself as a “Confederate soldier,” saying “I’m looking to get my revenge.”
Blaxton appeared in court on Wednesday, March 5, and is facing charges including making false 911 calls and threatening to discharge an explosive device.
The arrest comes just months after former Ukraine recruiter Ryan Routh attempted to assassinate President Trump in Palm Beach while the President was playing golf. Secret service agents managed to detect Routh before he could take any action.
In January, another Ukraine recruiter, Matthew Livelsberger, blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump Tower in Las Vegas. Like Ryan Routh, Livelsberger attempted to recruit foreign nationals to help Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.