Man who posted deranged video calling to KILL Trump and his staff arrested by the FBI in the dead of night
The FBI arrested a man early Monday morning after he posted a video threatening to kill President Trump and members of his Secret Service detail. The suspect, identified as Ayden Langevin, was reportedly enraged over previous failed assassination attempts on Trump and called on others to storm the White House and carry out mass violence, prompting rapid federal intervention.
Agents took Langevin into custody at around 2:30am, less than 24 hours after the threats were flagged to the FBI by the social media account "Libs of TikTok". In the video, he urged people to arm themselves, group together and rush the White House to kill Trump and his entire Secret Service detail. The FBI confirmed the arrest but declined further comment. The case follows two prior assassination attempts against Trump during his 2024 campaign, in Butler, Pennsylvania and at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as well as an armed intrusion at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April.
- FBI arrested Ayden Langevin for threatening to kill Trump and Secret Service
- Threats made in a TikTok video calling for mass violent action
- Arrest came within 24 hours of the threats being reported
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The FBI has arrested Ayden Langevin over a video in which he called for others to storm the White House and kill President Trump and his Secret Service detail. He is said to have been motivated by anger over earlier failed attempts on Trump's life. The tip that led to his arrest reportedly came from the social media account "Libs of TikTok," a well-known conservative-leaning account that frequently flags content it deems threatening or objectionable.
This is not the first serious security scare involving Trump since his 2024 campaign. He survived two separate assassination attempts that year, one at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and another near his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. There was also an armed intrusion at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April, adding to a pattern of heightened security concerns around the president.
The case sits within a wider debate in the United States about political violence, online threats and how quickly law enforcement should act on material posted to social media. The FBI has confirmed the arrest but has not released further details, so many specifics of the investigation remain unclear.