A 50-year-old woman, Nathalie Rose Jones, from Lafayette, Indiana, has been arrested after allegedly plotting to kidnap and assassinate United States President Donald Trump.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on August 18, 2025, Jones was apprehended two days earlier, on August 16, after she traveled to Washington, D.C., with the intent to carry out the plot.
In one post, she wrote, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disembowelling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all the Affirmation present.”
The U.S. Secret Service launched an investigation and traced the threatening messages back to Jones. During questioning on August 15, she reportedly admitted to making the threats and told investigators she would attempt to assassinate Trump if the opportunity arose.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro described the matter as grave, stating, “Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution.”