{"id":2630894,"date":"2026-07-16T20:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-charges-florida-house-candidate-who-called-for-antichrist-trumps-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T20:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:53:33","slug":"doj-charges-florida-house-candidate-who-called-for-antichrist-trumps-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-charges-florida-house-candidate-who-called-for-antichrist-trumps-death\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ charges Florida House candidate who called for &#8216;Antichrist&#8217; Trump&#8217;s death"},"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\">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%2Fdoj-charges-florida-house-candidate-who-called-for-antichrist-trumps-death%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=2630894&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>William Upham, a 35-year-old former Marine running as a write-in Republican candidate in Florida\u2019s 5th Congressional District, was arrested and charged with threatening president Donald Trump. Upham had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >posted social media videos<\/a> in which he called Trump the Antichrist and urged people to overthrow the government and use semi-automatic rifles,stating that Trump must be killed and describing the conflict as a war between god and the Antichrist. The Marine Corps disowned Upham after his comments surfaced, emphasizing that his statements violated the values of service. The U.S. Justice Department, following an affidavit from the Secret Service, accused Upham of threatening to kill Trump and recommended federal charges. Upham\u2019s remarks also included a call for divine intervention at a time chosen by God. He is currently a candidate in the Republican primary against incumbent Rep. john Rutherford, with the district considered strongly Republican.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Justice arrested and charged a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4648785\/marines-florida-william-upham-trump-antichrist\/\">former Marine<\/a> running for Congress in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> who called for President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> to be killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced on Thursday that it charged William Upham, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida, with threatening the president. Upham could face up to five years in federal prison if he is convicted of the charge.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4652539\/pat-ryan-pledges-refund-aipac-money-could-cost-him-790k\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New York Democrat Pat Ryan pledges to refund AIPAC money. 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There is no doubt in my mind that the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is the Antichrist. He is a false Messiah, and he is your enemy, and he must be killed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps said in a statement that it was \u201caware of the disturbing statements\u201d made by Upham, who was medically discharged from his service in 2025. The Marine Corps said Upham\u2019s comments \u201care a direct violation of the oath he swore to uphold and are not in keeping with the service\u2019s values.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days after the Marine Corps disavowed Upham, the DOJ announced his arrest. In the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mdfl\/media\/1452956\/dl?inline\">affidavit<\/a> made by a U.S. Secret Service agent accompanying the criminal complaint, the agent noted that the agency was made aware of the two disturbing social media videos from Upham and a separate email Upham allegedly sent to a reporter in which the former Marine said he would \u201ckill President Trump at the time that God chooses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4648785\/marines-florida-william-upham-trump-antichrist\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4648785\">MARINES DISAVOW FLORIDA HOUSE CANDIDATE WHO SAID \u2018ANTICHRIST\u2019 TRUMP \u2018MUST BE KILLED\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Magistrate Judge Samuel J. Horovitz signed the complaint and submitted it on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upham is running as a write-in candidate against five-term incumbent Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) and two other candidates in the Republican primary, set for Aug. 18. The Cook Political Report deems the seat to be a solidly Republican district.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Marine running for Florida Congress charged with threatening Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2630895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/trump-prisoner-release-iran.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,5113,4431,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2630894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-florida","tag-legal","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/trump-prisoner-release-iran.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630898,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630894\/revisions\/2630898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}