A Michigan registered nurse has become the focus of a growing controversy online after she was identified as the woman caught on video making violent remarks about President Donald Trump. The video shows the woman saying she would go to Washington, D.C. and “hold a knife to Trump’s throat.”
Conservative social media accounts identified the woman as Rhonda Lee and claimed she was a nurse who provided home care to elderly patients in Michigan.
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Who is Michigan nurse Rhonda Lee? What does the video show?
The controversy sparked after conservative news and commentary accounts shared clips purportedly showing Lee discussing violence against Trump.
In the video shared by the Right Angle News Network on
However, in the video, she did not appear to explicitly mention President Donald Trump by name.
At the end of the video, the woman, Rhonda Lee, can be heard saying: “I’ve never been a violent person, but I’m about to drive out there with my f*cking neck knife and put a smiley face on his f*cking neck.”
Social media posts spark backlash amid rising violence
The video sparked a backlash online, with many users arguing that healthcare professionals should be held to high standards when it comes to public behavior and threats of violence.
People on Instagram wrote“Her job is to provide home care to elderly patients. This is deeply disturbing. A health care worker trusted by vulnerable elderly people has just made a direct assassination threat against the President of the United States.”
Others called on authorities to determine whether the remarks constituted a credible threat or protected speech.
Self-proclaimed Trump supporter on X wrote”, “It’s a combination of evil and mental illness. I’m tired of the vitriol and violence promoted by people like this. She should be reported immediately. I’ll call the University of Michigan Medical Center tomorrow morning. @FBI @FBIDirectorKash @SecretService.
Another user on X wrote”, “Already 4 people tried to shoot Trump and a monster like James Comey who was allowed to issue death threats against Trump! ! ! !
The alleged comments come as Trump’s security concerns have become more sensitive following multiple assassination attempts and threats in recent events, including the White House shooting and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
another user wrote”, “Here we go again, you woke, liberal, derailed Democrat, a dangerous one. She advocates killing the president.
