Democrat Bekki Brewer Deletes Photo With '8647' Trump Sign
It went viral after the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok posted it Tuesday, writing the sign “symbolizes killing” Trump. The shorthand has become an anti-Trump protest slogan and has drawn federal scrutiny over whether it constitutes a threat against the president“The sign in the photo was referring to the 25th Amendment. A federal grand jury indicted him in April over the post.“Threatening the life of the President of the United States is a grave violation of our nation’s laws,” then-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said following the indictment. ...The slogan has also prompted a federal investigation on the National Mall.
- ▪It went viral after the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok posted it Tuesday, writing the sign “symbolizes killing” Trump.
- ▪The shorthand has become an anti-Trump protest slogan and has drawn federal scrutiny over whether it constitutes a threat against the president“The sign in the photo was referring to the 25th Amendment.
- ▪A federal grand jury indicted him in April over the post.“Threatening the life of the President of the United States is a grave violation of our nation’s laws,” then-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said following the indictment. ...The
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By Alex BackusEditor0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Missouri House candidate Bekki Brewer is pushing back against claims that an “8647” sign pictured alongside her advocated violence against President Donald Trump, saying it referred to the 25th Amendment and that she has “never and will never” support political violence.The photo shows Brewer, the Democratic candidate for Missouri House District 44, standing next to a man holding the sign. It went viral after the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok posted it Tuesday, writing the sign “symbolizes killing” Trump.
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