Elliot Forhan Ohio attorney general candidate says ‘kill Donald Trump’

A Democratic candidate for attorney general in Ohio sparked immediate backlash after a Facebook post announcing a plan to “kill Donald Trump.”

“I want to tell you what I mean when I say I’m going to kill Donald Trump,” said Elliot Forhan, the Democratic candidate for Ohio attorney general and former state representative. Posted on Facebook Monday.

“What I mean,” Forhan continued, “is that I will seek a conviction by a jury of his peers based on a standard of proof based on evidence presented beyond a reasonable doubt at a trial conducted in accordance with the due process of law, resulting in a sentence properly imposed by the death penalty.”

“This is what I mean when I say I would kill Donald Trump.”

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Forhan’s comment quickly sparked a strong reaction. social media.

“Absolutely psycho, aka moderate Democrat,” conservative commentator Dave Rubin said. Published on X

“The Democratic candidate for Ohio AG who said he would kill President Trump also shared this when Charlie was assassinated,” said conservative influencer account LibsofTikTok. Published on X. “He’s an evil, unstable psychopath.”

Conservative commentator Robby Starbuck said: “People with TDS are a lot like drug addicts.” Published on X. “The height of impeachment declarations and prison sentences no longer gives them the same value. Now we have Democrats trying to kill the President. This man is living in an insane asylum.”

While some called on Ohio Democrats to reject Forhan, others highlighted his recent election in Virginia despite Democratic attorney general Jay Jones calling for the killing of his political rival.

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Ohio Republican treasurer candidate Jay Edwards: “Democrats, your silence speaks volumes.” Published on X, calls the comment “mindless.”

“Dr. Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown – reject this extremist now or accept that you are okay with this violent hatred in your party.”

“This normalizes political murder,” Ohio Republican attorney Mehek Cooke said Published on X. “We will never vote for death”

Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, who is also a candidate for attorney general, called the post “despicable.”

Faber Published on X“I urge @amyactonoh to drop his VILE comment that Democratic candidate AG Elliot Forhan would ‘kill Donald Trump.’ (Months after celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination). Reject the rhetoric.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Acton’s campaign for Ohio governor and Brown’s Senate campaign but did not immediately receive a response.

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Ohio State Capitol in Columbus, Ohio. (Universal Images Group via Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Getty Images)

Previously Forhan faced criticism over a social media post in which he said “Fuck Charlie Kirk” shortly after the conservative activist was killed on a college campus last year.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Forhan did not retract his comment and said he was running for attorney general to “apply the law equally to everyone,” including the president.

“If Donald Trump ever again tries to end American democracy, as Ohio attorney general, I will hold him accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” Forhan said.

Forhan continued: “On the other hand, the views expressed by my Republican opponent in a recent column are nothing more than the views of a simple Trump thug. He does not believe in truth or the rule of law. He asks Ohioans not to believe what they saw with their own eyes, that an ICE officer wrongfully killed Renee Good and shot her twice in the face after she exited his vehicle. Keith Faber: ‘In Minneapolis, ICE agents were doing their job.’ Was the ICE officer who shot Alex Pretti 10 times doing his job? No. ICE does not enforce the law. They are breaking the law. Mr. Faber tells Ohioans that Trump will get away with murder if elected. Ohio voters should take Mr. Faber at his word.”