John Schneider has damaged his silence after saying president Joe Biden and his son ought to be “publicly hung”. He has now denied calling for the president’s public execution.
Schneider’s put up, shared on X, has now been deleted. “Mr. President, I imagine you’re responsible of treason and ought to be publicly hung,” Schneider, 63, wrote on X. “Your son too. Your response is..? Sincerely, John Schneider.” Schneider probably referred to Hunter Biden because the “son.”
The Dukes of Hazzard star wrote the put up in response to Biden’s message, “Trump poses many threats to our nation: The correct to decide on, civil rights, voting rights, and America’s standing on the earth. However the biggest menace he poses is to our democracy. If we lose that, we lose all the things.”
‘I neither stated nor implied any such factor’
Schneider defended his phrases after being contacted by New York Publish. “Critically, of us? That is my ultimate touch upon this. I neither stated nor implied any such factor. Regardless of headlines claiming in any other case, in my put up, I completely didn’t name for an act of violence or threaten a U.S. president as many different celebrities have accomplished previously. I recommend you re-read my precise put up and take note of the phrases earlier than believing this nonsense,” he stated.
“It’s my place, which I’m entitled to have, that a few of our nations leaders in Washington have misplaced their means, and corruption runs rampant, each on our nation’s borders and overseas. Transparency and accountability should occur to ensure that our constitutional republic to outlive. There isn’t any menace implied or in any other case in that assertion,” he added.
In the meantime, the Secret Service stated in a press release, “The Secret Service is conscious of the feedback made by Mr. Schneider, and as a matter of observe, we don’t touch upon issues involving protecting intelligence. We are able to say, nonetheless, that the Secret Service investigates all threats associated to our protectees.”
