Discharged Marine running for Congress in Florida calls for Trump to be killed in social media video
A medically discharged Marine running as a Republican write-in candidate for Florida's 5th Congressional District posted a nearly seven-minute video to social media calling President Donald Trump "the anti-Christ" who "must be killed", drawing swift condemnation from both the Marine Corps and the acting Secretary of the Navy.William Upham, who was medically discharged from the Marine Corps on May 30, 2025, appeared in the video wearing his Marine uniform. He posted it to X on July 14, the New York Post reported. Upham did not immediately respond to the Post's request for comment.
The video arrived against a backdrop the country should not have to keep tallying: three assassination attempts against President Trump in the last two years, plus the assassination of Charlie Kirk last September.
That a congressional candidate, even a write-in with no apparent institutional backing, would record himself in uniform calling for the president's death marks a line that used to be unthinkable in American politics.
When "he must be killed" stops triggering consequences, the oath Upham violated won't be the only one that's broken.
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That Upham chose to deliver these statements while wearing his Marine uniform is not a minor detail. The uniform carries weight. It communicates authority, discipline, and service to the nation. Upham was medically discharged more than a year before he posted the video. He no longer served. He no longer held the rank. Yet he dressed the part while calling for the death of the commander-in-chief.
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