President Trump slammed his former FBI Director, James Comey, for posting a coded photo that he said called for his assassination.
“He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant … That meant ‘assassination,’” Trump said in an interview with Bret Baier on Friday.
Comey had posted a picture Thursday of sea shells formed in the shape of “86 47” — a message that could be interpreted as “eliminating” him, since he’s the 47th president.
“Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey had captioned the photo on Instagram.
Homeland Security Kristi Noem promptly said the “threat” was being investigated by DHS and the Secret Service.
“He’s calling for the assassination of the president,” Trump said after the Comey photo got major backlash from the president’s allies.
“He’s a dirty cop,” Trump said of Comey — adding that his fate will be decided by Attorney General Pam Bondi, but that he thinks there should be no leniency.
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