The Secret Service has opened an investigation into nation music singer and former Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider after he urged that President Biden be publicly hung.
Deadline reported, “The federal agency charged with protecting POTUS, the Vice President and their immediate families, as well as major political candidates and high level government officials, have opened a probe into statements the former Dukes of Hazzard star made online against the President and his son Hunter Biden earlier today, Deadline has learned.”
Schneider tweeted:
The place’s the Secret Service?? John Schneider threatening the President of america is a criminal offense. pic.twitter.com/nBXYtOaxJu
— X 🇺🇸 (@realXanderXjork) December 21, 2023
Schneider has been doing injury management and releasing statements like this one:
Significantly, of us? That is my last touch upon this. I neither mentioned nor implied any such factor. Regardless of headlines claiming in any other case, in my publish, I completely didn’t name for an act of violence or threaten a U.S. president as many different celebrities have performed prior to now. I recommend you re-read my precise publish and take note of the phrases earlier than believing this nonsense.
It’s my place, which I’m entitled to have, that a few of our nations leaders in Washington have misplaced their means, and corruption runs rampant, each on our nation’s borders and overseas, Transparency and accountability should occur to ensure that our constitutional republic to outlive. There isn’t any risk implied or in any other case in that assertion.
Kathy Griffin was canceled and misplaced a number of work because of an image for {a magazine}, however John Schneider thinks that it’s completely wonderful to tweet a name for President Biden to be publicly hung a couple of years after there have been nooses on the Capitol and chants for the then Speaker of the Home and the then vice chairman to be hung.
Calling for the president to be hung, even whether it is disguised as a perception goes to draw the eye of the Secret Service.
John Schneider has gone a good distance down the correct wing rabbit gap since enjoying ‘just a good old boy, never meaning no harm.’ on The Dukes Of Hazzard again within the day, and now the Secret Service could come knocking on his door.
A Particular Message From PoliticusUSA
In case you are ready to donate purely to assist us maintain the doorways open on PoliticusUSA throughout what’s a vital election 12 months, please accomplish that right here.
We’ve got been honored to have the ability to put your pursuits first for 14 years as we solely reply to our readers and we won’t compromise on that basic, core PoliticusUSA worth.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
Awards and Skilled Memberships
Member of the Society of Skilled Journalists and The American Political Science Affiliation
