Donald Trump said he was not surprised when security forces announced they were hunting for a man who threatened to kill him. The Arizona Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday that a man from the region was being sought for threatening to kill the former president of the United States on social media.
The man, Ronald Lee Syvrud (66) has several arrest warrants from Wisconsin, the sheriff's office said.
"No, I haven't heard of it but I'm not so surprised and the reason is, i.e. because I want to do very bad things for bad people," Trump said when asked about the threat to him in Arizona.
Trump, a Republican presidential candidate in the 2024 US Presidential Election, was in Badminton County, as he visited the US border with Mexico as part of his campaign.
This is the latest in a series of threats to candidates ahead of the November 5 general election.
In early August, a Virginia man was charged with threatening Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump's Democratic rival. Long before, a New Hampshire man was arrested in December for threatening to kill a Republican presidential candidate.
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In July, Trump was shot in the ear during an attempted murder that left two others injured and one person died while campaigning in Pennsylvania.
The US Secret Service was under intense scrutiny following the shooting. This resulted in the resignation of the director of the institution.
Despite the new threat, Trump said he "deeply respects" the Secret Service and "the jobs they do," adding they are making mistakes that will be a lesson for them.
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