A man in Indiana has been arrested after police say he posted several TikToks that called for the assassination of President Donald Trump. The FBI arrested Douglas Thrams on January 23, 2025 after he allegedly posted several videos where he advocated for the violent overthrow of the United States. “Every US government building needs to be bombed immediately,” he said in one video, according to court records.
As first reported by Court Watch, Thrams is a 23-year-old resident of South Bend, Indiana, who has not taken the return of Trump to the White House well. The FBI said that Thrams began posting a series of videos calling for Trump’s assassination after his inauguration on January 20.
The FBI said that, in one video, Thrams held a rifle in his hands and tapped it. “A friendly little reminder (taps rifle) that we do have a Second Amendment right. We also have in our Declaration of Independence the right to take control of the government and even possibly institute a new one. So I ask the question again—when, where, what time, give me coordinates,” he said, according to a transcript of the video in the court records.
“As long as other people are going to show up, I will show up. I will bring my Second Amendment right. In fact, I will bring as many as my Second Amendment rights as I can. But I just need to know when we’re going to do this, where we’re going to do this, how we’re going to do this, um, because it needs to be done. It needs to be done. There is literally no way forward without violence this time. I’m sorry.”
In the video where he talked about bombing government buildings, Thrams also discussed Trump’s assassination. “In reference to President Donald Trump, Thrams stated ‘he needs to be assassinated and this time, don’t fucking miss,’” according to the criminal complaint.
In the video transcripts shared by the FBI, Thrams called out for a leader; he didn’t style himself as the head of a movement. “You tell me where to point that goddam weapon and we can go Nazi hunting,” he said, according to court records.
“Thrams stated in the same video, ‘It is in our Declaration of Independence that if we see fit, we the people see fit, that we are being controlled by a tyrannical government, or just an evil one, that we are legally allowed to use our rights, laws, amendments, and constitutes to take control of said government, possibly even enforce a new one if need be. So yes, I’m down for the cause. Like I said, I’m down to paint the town red, but I’m not leading shit. Just tell me where to go.’”
The FBI charged Thrams with “Interstate Communications with a threat to injure,” a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years.
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