{"id":2435890,"date":"2025-05-17T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-james-comey-86-47%e2%80%b2-post-loud-and-clear-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:55:12","slug":"trump-responds-to-james-comey-86-47%e2%80%b2-post-loud-and-clear-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-james-comey-86-47%e2%80%b2-post-loud-and-clear-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump responds to James Comey \u201986 47\u2032 post: \u2018Loud and clear\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-james-comey-86-47%25e2%2580%25b2-post-loud-and-clear-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former FBI Director James Comey faced backlash after posting an Instagram image featuring seashells arranged to spell &#8220;86 47,&#8221; a phrase interpreted by many, including President Donald Trump, to imply a call for violence against him. Comey later removed the post, claiming he did not realize it might very well be associated with violence. In response, Trump insisted that Comey understood the implications, stating, &#8220;That meant assassination, and it says it loud and clear.&#8221; Trump referenced his own experiences with assassination attempts during the 2024 campaign and confirmed that law enforcement had intervened regarding Comey&#8217;s post,while suggesting that consequences should be considered,particularly given Comey&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-david-chipman-what-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-controversial-atf-nominee\/\" title=\"Who Is David Chipman? What You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s Controversial ATF Nominee\">controversial history<\/a>. In a related interview, Trump also discussed his thoughts on the ongoing war in Ukraine, expressing his belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to end the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump responds to James Comey &rsquo;86 47&prime; post: &lsquo;Loud and clear&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2123886\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is not buying former FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">James Comey<\/a>&lsquo;s claim that he did not intend to call for violence against the president with his recent controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3414674\/james-comey-interviewed-secret-service-8647-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"social media post\">social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Comey posted on his Instagram account a formation of seashells which spelled out &ldquo;86 47,&rdquo; believed to mean &ldquo;86,&rdquo; or get rid of, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tees-up-a-golfball-says-hell-be-47th-president-of-the-united-states\/\" title=\"... Tees Up A Golfball, Says He\u2019ll Be \u201947th\u2019 ... Of The United States\">47th president<\/a>, Trump. The former FBI director, who was fired by Trump in 2017, later removed the post and said he &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3413920\/trump-relationships-middle-east-challenges-remain-russia\/\">Trump leverages personal relationships in Middle East, but challenges remain with Russia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3414014\/one-big-beautiful-bill-changes-irs-direct-file-taxes\/\">One big, beautiful bill may not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-would-upend-irs-tax-filing-system\/\" title=\"...&#039;s one big, beautiful bill would upend IRS tax filing system\">change taxes &#038;mdash<\/a>; it could change how you file them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3414692\/army-metal-plates-dc-streets-trump-birthday\/\">Army to place metal plates on streets of DC during parade on Trump&#8217;s birthday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When asked about the post, the president insisted that Comey knew what he meant, in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trump-says-comey-knew-assassination-meaning-behind-deleted-social-media-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Special Report<\/em> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He knew exactly what that meant,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;A child knows what that meant. If you&rsquo;re the FBI director and you don&rsquo;t know what that meant. That meant assassination, and it says it loud and clear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump survived two assassination attempts during the 2024 campaign trail, including an incident where he was shot in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Comey was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3414674\/james-comey-interviewed-secret-service-8647-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">visited by the Secret Service<\/a> on Friday over the post, with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying there is an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-faces-allegations-of-additional-criminal-conduct-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Eric Adams faces allegations of &#039;additional criminal conduct&#039; - Washington Examiner\">ongoing investigation&#038;rdquo<\/a>; into the Instagram post. When Trump was asked if Comey should face consequences for the controversial post, he deferred to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If he had a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >clean history &#038;mdash<\/a>; he doesn&rsquo;t, he&rsquo;s a dirty cop&hellip; I could understand if there was a leniency. But I&rsquo;m going to let them make that decision,&rdquo; Trump said during the interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3414674\/james-comey-interviewed-secret-service-8647-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JAMES COMEY INTERVIEWED BY SECRET SERVICE OVER &lsquo;8647'\">JAMES COMEY INTERVIEWED BY SECRET SERVICE OVER &lsquo;8647&prime;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump was also asked about the war in Ukraine during the interview. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3413740\/trump-vladimir-putin-chase-continues-turkey-no-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">not attending peace talks<\/a> in Turkey, Trump said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin does want the war to end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Putin is tired of this whole thing, and he&rsquo;s not looking good, and he wants to look good,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget, this was supposed to end in one week. 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