On February 3, 2026, the Secret Service visited the home of a government employee named Dean DelleChiaie, reported the BBC. On a whiteboard on his refrigerator were the words, "Say arrest me. I am going to murder Donald John Trump — per defense of oath.'"
They did not arrest him. They did not even take his guns. They just left.
Two months later, the same man emailed a death threat to the White House. Four days after that, Cole Allen allegedly attempted to kill the president and White House staffers, but succeeded in “only” allegedly shooting a Secret Service agent on his way into the ballroom.
Everything agents look for in regard to a credible threat was there for them to see.
In late January 2026, DelleChiaie, who is a contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), used his work computer to search for “how to get a gun into a federal facility.”
That should have been enough, but he also searched for terms “previous assassination attempts against the president,” “the percentage of the population that wants the president dead,” and “I am going to kill Donald John Trump.”
As if that were not bad enough, he had also searched for countdown clocks to the president’s death, JD Vance’s home location, the names of his children, and the location of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's residence.
It being a federal computer, one would think the searches would have triggered something, but it was only after he took his computer to the IT department to wipe his history that the FAA was alerted.
DelleChiaie was then suspended, and the FAA reported the incident to the Secret Service.
On February 3, Secret Service Special Agent Nathanael Gamble and a Nashua police officer paid a visit to DelleChiaie’s apartment.
He claimed to be remorseful, admitting to the searches, explaining that he was upset over several issues, such as the pardons and the Epstein files. He convinced the agent that he had “no interest” in assassinating anyone and that he was undergoing ketamine therapy, which alone should have triggered a more meaningful response from the agent.
At this time, DelleChiaie told the officers that he owned multiple firearms, one located in the home, and two at a friend’s home.
While examining the home, Agent Gamble noticed the whiteboard in the kitchen, with several messages written on it:
For some reason, his guns were not confiscated, and agents did not pursue this any further. In his interview notes, Gamble wrote:
“DelleChiaie stated that he realized he should not search these subjects and that it was crazy for him to do this on his work computer.”
On April 21, 2026, just days before Cole Allen would allegedly attempt to assassinate Trump, DelleChiaie sent an email to the White House with the subject line, “Contact the president.” According to a CBS News report, the email read:
On May 4, nine days after Cole Allen's attempt and 13 days after DelleChiaie's second threat, he was finally arrested, according to the DOJ. He was held without bail and faces up to five years and a $250,000 fine if found guilty. He has requested a public defender.
Ironically, this arrest comes at the same time that former FBI Director James Comey had been arrested for threatening to kill the president. While the “86 47” seashell formation is the most famous aspect of the case, the DOJ has assured everyone that the case goes much deeper than that, according to The Guardian.
As I wrote in my May 7 deep dive about Mark Hamill (click here to read that report), the rhetoric we hear has a clear and proven effect on these deranged individuals who want to play here for the left. Yet, it continues.
All this rhetoric dates back to Trump’s first term. It ranges from pop stars, movie stars, activists, and yes, politicians on both sides of the aisle. It may have taken a minute to take hold, but since 2024, there has been a steady flow of attempts on Trump’s life.
There is a proven cause and effect, as you can see in the table below:
| Level | Who | What | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Rhetoric | Madonna | "I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House" | January 2017 |
| Celebrity Rhetoric | Kathy Griffin | Held severed, bloodied Trump head in photoshoot | May 2017 |
| Celebrity Rhetoric | Johnny Depp | "When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?" | June 2017 |
| Political Rhetoric | Maxine Waters | "Get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them" | June 2018 |
| Political Rhetoric | Eric Holder | "When they go low, we kick them" | October 2018 |
| Political Rhetoric | Chuck Schumer | "You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you." | March 2020 |
| Celebrity Rhetoric | George Lopez | Responded to Iran's $80M bounty on Trump: "We'll do it for half" | January 2020 |
| Assassination Attempt | Thomas Matthew Crooks | Bullet grazed Trump's head at Butler, PA rally. Corey Comperatore killed. | July 2024 |
| Assassination Attempt | Ryan Wesley Routh | Rifle in bushes at Trump's golf course, West Palm Beach | September 2024 |
| Media Rhetoric | Jimmy Kimmel | Called Melania Trump an "expectant widow" days before assassination attempt | April 2026 |
| Federal Employee | Dean DelleChiaie (FAA) | Government computer searches, three firearms, whiteboard death threat, Secret Service visited and left. Emailed White House death threat two months later. | Jan-April 2026 |
| Assassination Attempt | Cole Allen | Shot Secret Service agent at WHCD. Manifesto signed "Friendly Federal Assassin." | April 25, 2026 |
| Celebrity Rhetoric | Mark Hamill | Posted AI image of Trump dead in grave. Caption: "If Only." Gravestone: "1946-2024." | May 2026 |
| Nine years of rhetoric. Three assassination attempts. A federal employee with a government badge and three guns. The pipeline is no longer theoretical. | |||
Sources: CNBC, NBC News, The Hill, PBS, CBS Boston, Washington Times, Fox News, Mediaite, Variety, Secret Service affidavit, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire. Assassination attempts in red.
The only thing that may have stopped DelleChiaie from carrying out his mission was the Cole Allen attempt, but it never should have come to that.
The Secret Service was at his home. The agent saw the whiteboard, and even if Agent Gamble believed DelleChiaie, then why were those words still on the whiteboard? At the very least, a mental evaluation should have been ordered.
Instead, DelleChiaie was left with his guns and his freedom. Two months later, he threatened Trump again, yet he was still not taken into immediate custody.
Four days after DelleChiaie's second threat, Allen acted on his anger and allegedly tried to kill Trump and other targets of opportunity in the administration. Even with that threat, it still took the agents more than a week to get around to arresting DelleChiaie.
Add this to the glaring failures during all three assassination attempts, such as:
And these are but a few, as I have a list as long as my arm of what would be considered clear failures by the agents charged with protecting the president of the United States.
So, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and Secret Service Director Sean Curran, when do we start to consider the failings of the Secret Service a national security crisis?
