A 50-year-old woman, Nathalie Rose Jones, from Lafayette, Indiana, has been arrested after allegedly plotting to kidnap and assassinate United States President, Donald Trump.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on August 18, 2025, Jones was apprehended two days earlier, on August 16, after she travelled to Washington, D.C., with the intent to carry out the plot.
Authorities disclosed that Jones made several disturbing posts on Facebook and Instagram, where she openly threatened Trump’s life.
In one post, she wrote, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disembowelling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present.”
She also referred to an “arrest and removal ceremony” planned for the former president.
The U.S. Secret Service launched an investigation and traced the threatening messages back to Jones. During questioning on August 15, she reportedly admitted to making the threats and told investigators she would attempt to assassinate Trump if the opportunity arose.
Jones claimed her actions were driven by a desire to avenge lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she later recanted, saying she no longer intended to harm the president.
Reports suggest that Jones has a history of mental illness, which she had acknowledged in several of her social media posts.
Jones has been charged with threatening the life of the president and transmitting interstate communications containing threats to kidnap or injure another person.
Both offences carry penalties of up to five years imprisonment each if convicted.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro described the matter as grave, stating, “Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes and one that will be met with swift and unwavering prosecution.”
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