Donald Trump Bombshell: Massachusetts Man Arrested for 'Threatening to Injure' President and Make Sure He's 'Dead by 2026'

A man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to make sure Donald Trump was "dead by 2026."

On Wednesday, April 1, the Department of Justice announced a Massachusetts suspect was taken into police custody over a series of threats made against the president of the United States.

The 45-year-old man from Great Barrington was identified as Andrew D. Emerald and indicted by a federal grand jury on eight counts of interstate transmission of threatening communications.

Authorities said Emerald "intentionally made eight separate Facebook posts in which he threatened to injure President Trump" from May to July 2025.

One of the alleged messages read, "When I see to it that Trump is put to death. It will be the the day the purpose creation put me here for beyond creating" and "Trump either you’re dead by 2026 or I’m coming for you personally and if I’m the one that kills you, you’re gonna suffer you little f------ b----."

Police additionally released photos of items they discovered during a raid of Emerald's home, with several weapons like swords and blades found throughout the property.

Emerald's arrest comes months after Marco Antonio Aguayo, 22, was handcuffed for allegedly threatening to blow up Disneyland during Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to the theme park last summer.

Trump infamously survived an assassination attempt in July 2024, when a bullet grazed his ear during a rally in Butler, Penn. The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the shooter, who was killed by agents shortly after opening gunfire.

Another attempt was taken on the president's life just months later — with Ryan Routh sentenced to life in federal prison in February 2026 for attempting to assassinate Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course in Florida in September 2024.

Routh — who was spotted by Secret Service members while hiding in shrubbery surrounding the course with an AK-style rifle — received a guilty verdict on charges of attempting to kill a major presidential candidate.

At the time of the September 2024 assassination attempt, Trump released a statement via Truth Social, writing, "I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes - It was certainly an interesting day! Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office of brave and dedicated Patriots, and, all of Law Enforcement, for the incredible job done today at Trump International in keeping me, as the 45th President of the United States, and the Republican Nominee in the upcoming Presidential Election, SAFE. THE JOB DONE WAS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!"