Massachusetts Man Arrested for Threatening President Trump
A man from Massachusetts has been taken into custody after making threats against President Trump on Facebook, according to officials. Andrew Emerald, 45, allegedly posted multiple messages between May and July 2025, expressing intentions to harm the President, including an explicit threat about hanging him from the Statue of Liberty.
Emerald faces accusations of making online threats, as detailed by prosecutors following his indictment by a federal grand jury. His first post appeared on May 3, 2025, where he claimed, “There will come a day when I am determined to put Trump to death.” He suggested that a higher purpose drove this desire, with a bizarre mention of his daughter’s potential to achieve far more than him.
Just a couple of weeks later, he wrote, “I’m going to kill Trump on public television so the world can see what we’re doing to defeat the monster.” In another grim follow-up, he said, “Then we’re going to hang him on the Statue of Liberty until his poor bloated corpse rots and falls into the ocean.” This language continues to escalate, with him accusing Trump of being a “monster to humanity” and asserting that he would execute Trump as a fulfillment of a constitutional duty.
In a troubling post from July, Emerald ominously warned, “Trump, you die by 2026 or I will come for you in person. If I kill you, you will suffer a little.”
Emerald was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with eight counts of threatening communications across state lines. He is expected to appear in federal court in Springfield later that day.
As of Wednesday evening, his Facebook account still displayed a number of erratic posts criticizing Trump and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, blaming them for obstructing free speech. He further challenged Zuckerberg, suggesting that if he continued to restrict followers’ speech, they could also face severe consequences.
The extent of how much of his content was removed from online platforms remains unclear. If convicted, Emerald could face up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a significant fine.
