{"id":2555459,"date":"2026-01-28T10:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:42:04","slug":"democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Are Literally Promising To Kill Trump If They Get Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fdemocrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power%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=2555459&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>A Federalist article by Brianna Lyman reports that Elliot Forhan, a former Ohio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">state representative<\/a> and Democratic candidate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>, said in a video that he intends to \u201ckill Donald Trump\u201d if elected \u2014 clarifying he means securing a jury conviction beyond a reasonable doubt and pursuing a sentence of capital punishment after due process. The piece notes Forhan posted a plan describing this approach and highlights his prior reaction to the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, when he wrote \u201cFuck Charlie Kirk.\u201d The article places Forhan\u2019s remarks in context by recalling two assassination attempts on Trump in 2024 and by citing a recent example of Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, who was elected despite past messages fantasizing about killing a Republican lawmaker.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2016267115129667651?s=20\">Collin Rugg\/ X <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/28\/democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%20Are%20Literally%20Promising%20To%20Kill%20Trump%20If%20They%20Get%20Power&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/28\/democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%20Are%20Literally%20Promising%20To%20Kill%20Trump%20If%20They%20Get%20Power&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/28\/democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/28\/democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%20Are%20Literally%20Promising%20To%20Kill%20Trump%20If%20They%20Get%20Power&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/28\/democrats-are-literally-promising-to-kill-trump-if-they-get-power\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>A Democrat running to be Ohio&rsquo;s attorney general promised to kill President Donald Trump if he wins the November election.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot Forhan, a former state representative and current attorney general candidate, posted a plan outlining how he would &ldquo;kill Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1162229338\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump,&rdquo; Forhan said in a video. &ldquo;I mean I&rsquo;m going to obtain a conviction rendered by a jury of his peers at a standard of proof beyond a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyer-urges-jury-to-doubt-michael-cohen-in-closing-arguments\/\" title=\"...&#039;s attorney encourages ... to question Michael Cohen in final address\">reasonable doubt based<\/a> on evidence presented at a trial conducted in accordance with the requirements of due process, resulting in a sentence, duly executed, of capital punishment. That is what I mean when I say I am going to kill Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"Vch6JukI7nx\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Democrat Ohio Attorney General candidate Elliot Forhan says he is going to &ldquo;kill Donald Trump&rdquo; if he&rsquo;s elected.   <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump,&rdquo; the former Ohio state representative said.   <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean I&#8217;m going to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NNgWggltHA\">pic.twitter.com\/NNgWggltHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2016267115129667651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump narrowly survived his first assassination attempt on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. The president was again targeted just weeks later while golfing in Palm Beach, Florida. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, Forhan responded to the political assassination of Charlie Kirk by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MehekCooke\/status\/1967700291911852355?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posting<\/a> &ldquo;Fuck Charlie Kirk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Forhan&rsquo;s comments &mdash; disturbing as they are &mdash; are par for the course for Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>Just this past November, Virginians willingly elected Jay Jones to serve as the state&rsquo;s attorney general despite him fantasizing in a 2022 exchange with a colleague about killing former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Three people, two bullets. [Republican House Speaker Todd] Gilbert, [H]itler, and [P]ol [P]ot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head. Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time,&rdquo; Jones said. <\/p>\n<p>Jones also reportedly suggested that he wished Gilbert&rsquo;s wife &ldquo;could watch her own child die in her arms so that Gilbert might reconsider his political views,&rdquo; as the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/03\/virginia-dem-ag-candidate-fantasized-about-assassinating-republican-wished-death-on-his-kids\/\">National Review<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p>When Jones&rsquo; colleague later pushed back, Jones only doubled down. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >people feel pain personally<\/a> do they move on policy,&rdquo; he wrote in a message. &ldquo;I mean do I think Todd and Jennifer [Gilbert&rsquo;s wife] are evil? And that they&rsquo;re breeding little fascists? Yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2025-elections\/virginia-attorney-general-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1.7 million Virginians voted<\/a> for Jones despite his assassination fantasies.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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