An Ohio man who posted online that his “life goal” was to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump just hours after Election Day is now facing up to five years in prison if convicted on federal charges.
Zachary Benson, 24, admitted to making threatening Twitter posts regarding the election beginning at 1:25 a.m. on Nov. 9, according to a criminal complaint. He waived a preliminary hearing on Thursday and was ordered held on $20,000 bond in US District Court in Cleveland, NBC News reported.
“Diplomacy. F—ing fools,” Benson wrote, according to the criminal complaint unsealed Monday. “I hate you all. I want to bomb every one of your voting booths and your general areas.”