President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves the White House, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta).
An Oklahoma man allegedly boasted about "planning violence" against President Donald Trump and "every single Trump voter" who crosses his path in a rant on social media.
"I'm going to kill the President," declared Howard Gimmey, 47, of Midwest City, according to a superseding indictment that was handed down last week by federal prosecutors.
"I'm going to make those who put me here pay," Gimmey allegedly said on May 5. "And it's a long list of people now and sadly every single Trump voter is now added to that list. May God have mercy on you if you voted for Trump and you cross my path because you're gonna feel some f—ing pain."
Describing his history, Gimmey said, "I had to leave my apartment and go live in my car two Winters ago. I am planning violence," according to the indictment, which was filed on Oct. 6 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Gimmey is charged with threatening the president and communicating a threat.
Prosecutors allege that he "knowingly" and "willfully" threatened to take the president's life and inflict bodily harm, while acting "with recklessness" as to whether his statements would be viewed as true threats of violence, according to a DOJ press release.
Gimmey was initially charged in June over the alleged "I'm going to kill the President" threat against Trump. The new indictment lays out the additional alleged threat involving Trump's supporters.
Gimmey's public defenders have asked the court to require the government to prove that Gimmey understood that his words were considered threats.
"[Gimmey] requests a pretrial ruling that, to obtain a conviction … the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he understood and meant his words as a threat; that recklessness concerning their threatening character, standing alone, is insufficient; and that the jury must be instructed accordingly," reads an Oct. 7 motion seeking a pretrial ruling that jurors be told "recklessness" alone is not enough to convict.
Gimmey is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 16. He faces up to five years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.