Posted on 10/30/2025 5:42:59 AM PDT by V_TWIN
A former teaching assistant who was fired by Illinois State University was arrested in a joint operation by FBI and Secret Service agents on Tuesday.
Derek Lopez, 27, has been charged with threatening President Donald Trump, according to the bureau.
"The arrest follows a month-long investigation coordinated with the above agencies, which also included the Illinois State University Police Department, regarding Lopez's online and in-person activities," according to an FBI memo obtained by Fox News Digital. "Lopez is alleged to have recently made threats against a sitting President, which prompted the current federal charges."
"The threats against President Trump allegedly posted by this individual are heinous and have no place in American society," he told Fox News Digital. "Let this be a message to all who consider threats of violence not just against public officials, but any American, that this FBI will find you and bring you to justice. I want to thank our local partners, the El Paso PD in Illinois, as well as USSS who assisted us with this case."
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Not too bright, nice distinct hairstyle, and you showed your face. Obviously not a future mensa candidate…..
“Turning Point Table Flipper” or “Radical Leftist Table Flipper?” :)
He showed more than his ‘face’.......................
Agreed
I think only Southerners will get that.............😁
Wonder what his agenda really is? /s
Agreed x 2.....there are some things we say that don’t need to be understood......another is “Well bless your heart”. 😏
Play stupid games win stupid prizes & some stupidity requires
a college education .
I wonder if “Jesus did it.” will be an adequate defense.
He can go bend tacos in Mexico.
The retarded, low I.Q left is so full of hatred. And they call US Nazis. College Attendance Certificates Does Not Make One A Genius. Ask any HR manager for any large US company. Usually, they are dumber than the average bear, right Yogi?
This did not happen in a vacuum. That guy was raised steeped in democrat rhetoric and brainwashed. He responded to all of the messages that he got from the mainstream media and hollywood. His brain was filled from childhood of apocalyptic doomsday visions of global warming catastrophe’s and fascist nightmares. He simply took it all seriously and went the route of the true believer. Landed him in jail. There’s literally Millions of others who require the same amount of deprogramming because the government schools miseducated an entire generation of children to be just like him.
Not all of them are that stupid. But you can bank that there’s a fair percentage of manchurian candidates out there waiting to be triggered.
My daughter and fellow classmates have started one at her college. Confirmed, the Left sucks.
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