Armed Man Tries to Reach First Daughter at Trump Tower

Armed Man Tries to Reach First Daughter at Trump Tower
Adames Benitez, 52, attempts to approach Ivanka in Trump Tower. He was stopped by Secret Service and was found carrying throwing knives and wearing a bulletproof vest. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
7/7/2017
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7/7/2017

This is not the first time President Trump or his family has had potentially threatening encounters. There have been multiple threats toward the Trump family including Florida resident Dominic Puopolo, 51, who posted a video in January threatening to assassinate the president at his inauguration ceremony with a Wesley Scopes Booth high-powered rifle.

Concerned citizens and media outlets have pointed to the multiple celebrities who have “joked” about killing Trump, including comedian Kathy Griffin, who posed ISIS style with a mock severed head of the president and posted it on Twitter.  

Actor Johnny Depp, on June 24th, made a controversial allusion to Abraham Lincon’s assassination when he asked the crowd at the Glastonbury arts festival in England, “when was the last time an actor assassinated a president?”

Such celebrities have received major backlash on social media, with some losing their sponsors, and even their jobs.

Depp apologized in a written statement for “the bad joke,” calling it “in poor taste.”

Actor Johnny Depp poses before presenting his film at the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
Actor Johnny Depp poses before presenting his film at the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo