A Florida man has been accused of suggesting that Donald Trump’s would-be assassin deserved the “Congressional Medal of Honor,” despite complaining in a series of Facebook threats that he wasn’t getting a “fair shot.”
Michael Wiseman, 68, of Jupiter, Florida, was arrested by local police officers after posting the threat on social media just days after the attempted assassination of Trump.
Thomas Crooks stabbed the former president in the ear and sprayed blood on his face as Trump protested in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
An unintentional act saved his life: The Republican presidential candidate revealed two days after he was shot that he turned his head “at the right time and the right moment.”
He said luck or God intervened to protect him. But Wiseman didn’t seem too pleased with Trump’s narrow escape.
The text reads: “Some people gotta shoot when they know they’re gonna kill a monster.”
Court records show that authorities received “numerous reports of Internet crimes” and a joint investigation into Wiseman was conducted by the Secret Service, the Palm Beach County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Jupiter Police Department.
Wiseman was questioned and arrested on July 19 and booked into the county jail at 6:30 p.m. The state has until Aug. 29 to file additional charges, and the suspect faces up to 40 years in prison.
He appeared in court the next day and pleaded not guilty to a charge of making threats to kill or cause bodily harm by written or electronic means.
Two days before his arrest, on July 17, Wiseman also attacked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, a Trump favorite. In one sickening post, he suggested molesting his two daughters.