Bem Miller, the man arrested this weekend for carrying a firearm outside former President Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, Calif., says he is a Trump supporter and has an extensive background in media and politics. It is claimed that there is.
Some observers have speculated that he may have been a threat to the rallies and to Trump himself, but Miller routinely carries firearms in the bed of his truck and has no intention of harming the former president. said.
Here are four important pieces of information about Vem Miller.
1. Miller claims to have an extensive media background.
Miller released a video statement lasting more than an hour. monday night rumble. In it, he explained his political and professional background and said he never intended to harm Trump.
Bem Miller, the man arrested at Trump's Coachella rally, said he never intended to hurt the former president. (Vem Miller)
Miller said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday that he has worked in the media for 30 years and started working after graduating from high school. He said he started the America Happens Network to work on music videos and TV shows with major artists and to fight media “censorship.”
He added in a video statement that he worked as a professional music video director from 2001 to 2008, collaborating with artists such as DMX, John Maher, and even Jerry Seinfeld on the “Bee Movie” music video. .
Miller said his career has since shifted to television, where he has signed deals with the History Channel, Discovery Channel and Netflix, among others.
“Again, I have contracts and documents to confirm that everything I have said is accurate and true,” he said.
Reached by Fox News Digital on Monday, Miller did not immediately provide evidence of these agreements.
Police arrest a man suspected of possessing an illegal gun near President Trump's Coachella rally. Suspect says he supports former president
Bem Miller was arrested on October 12, 2024, at a Trump rally in Coachella, California.
2. Miller ran as a Republican in Nevada.
According to Nevada state records, Miller ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2022. He is a registered Republican and ran in the party's primary for a seat in the Nevada State Assembly, finishing third with 1,337 votes.
He claimed in a video statement that he received an “admission pass” from the Nevada Republican Party to Trump's California rally. The Nevada Republican Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
“I can prove that I had a special entry pass that came directly from Nevada Republican Party officials,” Miller said in a video statement. “I was an actual invitee to the event.”
Miller said he was arrested when he declared he had a firearm to a security guard at a checkpoint to attend a Coachella rally. Police arrested him, but he was later released on $5,000 bail.
3. He says he has met Don Jr. and Eric Trump.
Miller claimed in a video statement that he attended numerous rallies supporting Trump and also met some of the former president's family members.
“I can tell you that I've been to countless Trump rallies and Trump events over the past four years,” Miller said. “I've been there myself, and this is also verifiable. It's so far away from the former president that you can even touch it,” he said, gesturing at a short distance with his hand. “I talked to Don Jr., I talked to Eric Trump. I know a lot of people in the Trump family and relatives.”
Miller went on to describe himself as “first and foremost a libertarian.”
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Coachella, California, on October 12, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
4. He claims he has received death threats due to his media activities.
Miller said he began receiving death threats from anonymous individuals in 2022, which led him to purchase the firearm.
He repeatedly expressed concern for his safety in a video statement and also detailed threats against him.
“I started receiving a lot of death threats starting around 2022 because of the content I was creating,” Miller said. “Up until this point, I had never owned a firearm, and these death threats were being emailed to me along with so-called heinous photos depicting violence. Fragments were mailed to me one by one with the word “dead” spelled out. I became worried. ”
He said that concern led him to purchase a Glock handgun and shotgun. He added that he had never fired either weapon and had never been to a shooting range.
Miller said it was customary for him to report to police and security guards at Trump events that he had a firearm in the trunk of his car.
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“It was just common courtesy to the police,” he said. “Every time I went to a rally in Nevada and called the police, it was no problem and the police thanked me for reporting it.
He added that he felt he made a “grave mistake” when he declared his firearms at a recent rally, forgetting he was in California.
Fox News' Stepheny Price and Bryan Preston contributed to this report
