Let’s stop pretending. Let’s stop giving the benefit of the doubt. Let’s stop acting like these “accidental” utterances are anything less than what they are—deliberate, dangerous, and in this case, criminal.
When James Comey, the disgraced former FBI director, posted “8647” on Instagram, he wasn’t being clever. He wasn’t posting an inside joke or referencing some obscure statistic. He was issuing a coded threat—one that no one in his corner of the political world could fail to understand. It was aimed squarely at President Donald J. Trump, the 47th President of the United States.
And he knew exactly what he was doing.
For years, the far-Left has used “8645” as shorthand for “get rid of the 45th president”—Trump. It was cute to them. It was clever. It meant “remove,” “end,” or—more darkly—eliminate. The number showed up on signs, bumper stickers, t-shirts, and social media bios. Now that Trump has returned to office, Comey didn’t miss a beat. He “updated” the code: 8647.
This wasn’t a typo. It was incitement—issued by a man who once led the FBI.
And the timing wasn’t just careless—it was evil.
In 2024 alone, there were three separate gun-related assassination attempts on President Trump. One of them—in Butler, Pennsylvania—saw shots actually fired. The other two, in Florida and California, involved armed individuals who were arrested before they could get a shot off. And each of the attackers was later revealed to be a radicalized leftist. Not confused loners. Not political centrists. True-believer progressives who viewed Trump not as a political opponent, but as a monster to be destroyed.
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The legacy media, of course, reported the stories. Briefly. With no deep dive. No hour-long panel. No breathless national coverage. And certainly no curiosity about what kind of rhetoric might have driven these fanatics to such extremes.
Which brings us back to James Comey.
When a former FBI director posts “8647,” in this climate, after three attempts on Trump’s life, he’s not joking. He’s throwing gasoline on a fire that’s already burning. And he’s doing it from the platform of elite power, wrapped in the smugness of Beltway privilege.
If a former Trump cabinet official had posted “8646” while Biden was in office, the entire D.C. ecosystem would’ve melted down. DOJ investigations. FBI raids. MSNBC specials. Calls for “accountability and consequences.” But because this threat was aimed at Trump—a man the media elite and deep state loathe—they nod and wink.
But make no mistake: Comey’s post was a threat. A signal. A digital dog whistle. And the people most likely to act on it have already tried—three times—to kill this man.
It’s not just tasteless. It’s not just partisan. It’s illegal.
Threats against the life of a sitting President of the United States are federal crimes. And unlike a teenage meme-maker in his parents’ basement, James Comey knows this. He ran the FBI. He once enforced this standard. Now he wants to pretend “8647” is just some harmless number?
He should be prosecuted.
Not for lying to Trump’s face—though he did.
Not for spying on the Trump campaign—though he did.
Not for whitewashing Hillary Clinton’s email scandal—though he absolutely did.
He should be prosecuted for making a veiled threat against the President of the United States. After real attempts have already been made. After shots were fired. After radicalized gunmen were caught, locked, loaded, and ready to kill.
This isn’t a game. This isn’t commentary. This isn’t satire.
It’s incitement—plain and simple.
Comey posted “8647” knowing full well the political climate we’re in. He knew there had been three recent attempts to end Donald Trump’s life. He knew how his followers would interpret it. And he knew the press would protect him—just like they always have.
That’s why this matters. Because in America, we don’t let former federal officials hint at murder and walk away laughing. We are either a nation of laws—or we are a nation where only one side of the political aisle is allowed to dream of bloodshed.
Comey should be hauled in and questioned by the Secret Service. He should be stripped of clearances. And if this message fits the standard defined by law—and it sure looks like it does—he should face charges.
Because three men have already acted on the kind of hatred he just posted. One fired. Two nearly did. And none of that was enough to stop James Comey from pushing the same poison out into the public square.
We don’t do that here. We don’t post numeric kill codes about presidents.
Not when lives are at stake.
Not when a man has been repeatedly targeted.
Not when you’ve sworn to uphold the Constitution.
Donald J. Trump is the 47th President of the United States. He was elected by the American people—twice. And no one—not a rogue gunman, not a radicalized mob, and not a former FBI director—gets to suggest he be eliminated.
Not now. Not ever.
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