Reference Message Network reported on May 17th that according to a report from Agence France-Presse on May 16th, US President Trump called former FBI Director James Comey a "black cop" on the 16th because he believed that a post published by Comey on social media was implicitly calling for assassination. The Secret Service has launched an investigation into this matter.
Comey posted an image of a shell pattern spelling out "8647" on Instagram the day before. In slang, "86" means killing, and Trump is the 47th president. This post has now been removed.
Trump said in an interview with Fox News Channel on the 16th: "He clearly knows what it means. It means assassination, and it says so clearly. Although his ability is not very strong, he is capable of understanding what it means."
Trump stated, "He is calling for the assassination of the president," and also referred to Comey as "a black cop."
Comey said that he posted some pictures of shells he saw while walking on the beach. "I didn't realize that anyone would associate these numbers with violence. I never had such a thought, but I oppose any form of violence, so I deleted the post."
Officials in the Trump administration did not believe this explanation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that both the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service responsible for protecting the president are investigating this matter and will "respond appropriately."
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard stated: "We fully support the Secret Service's investigation into Comey's threat to President Trump's life."
On the 16th, American media reported that the Secret Service had questioned Comey about his post. (Translated by Hu Guanghe)
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