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Source: Fox News
Summary
Three University of South Alabama students were arrested for allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump on social media before his rally on the campus. The charges were unsealed hours before the event. Federal investigators found the posts during social media monitoring. One student posted a threatening comment on TikTok, another compared the university to Utah Valley University, where Charlie Kirk was killed. The university stated the rally was not sponsored by the school. Trump held the rally as scheduled and referenced his 2015 event in the city.
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Author: Evan Null
Three Students Arrested for Alleged Threats Against Trump
Three University of South Alabama students were arrested for allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump on social media before his rally on the campus. The charges were unsealed hours before the event. Federal investigators found the posts during social media monitoring. One student posted a threatening comment on TikTok, another compared the university to Utah Valley University, where Charlie Kirk was killed. The university stated the rally was not sponsored by the school. Trump held the rally as scheduled and referenced his 2015 event in the city.
Federal Investigators Monitored Social Media Activity
Federal investigators discovered the posts while conducting social media intelligence searches ahead of the president’s visit and used emergency disclosure requests and information from University of South Alabama police to identify the individuals, according to FBI affidavits cited by Lagniappe. One student allegedly wrote a threatening remark toward Trump under a TikTok post about the president’s planned visit to the campus, according to an FBI affidavit cited by the outlet. Another student allegedly posted on X that people would “remember the University of South Alabama the same way they remember Utah Valley University,” according to the outlet’s account of the FBI affidavit.
University of South Alabama Stated Rally Was Not Sponsored
The University of South Alabama said ahead of the event that the rally was not university-sponsored and that the Mitchell Center had been rented by the Republican National Committee (RNC). “The University of South Alabama unequivocally condemns any form of threats directed at elected officials or any individual with whom we disagree,” the university said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We encourage open dialogue and active civic participation, and having a difference of opinion is a natural part of any vibrant community. However, there is a clear line between exercising free expression and engaging in intimidation or unlawful conduct.”
Trump Held Rally as Scheduled
Trump took the stage for the midterm campaign rally Friday evening as scheduled, returning to Mobile roughly 11 years after his 2015 rally in the city during the opening months of his first presidential campaign. “It sort of all began here,” Trump told the crowd Friday, recalling the 2015 event. He also recognized Burch and University of South Alabama President Jo Bonner from the stage.
Other Related Cases and Statements
Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Justice, FBI, Secret Service and the University of South Alabama for additional information. Another case involved an Ohio man charged over graphic threats to kill Trump and behead a GOP lawmaker. Charlie Kirk’s family alleged that Utah Valley University knew of rooftop security risks before his assassination. A prosecutor dropped a case against a woman accused of threatening Trump on TikTok.
