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Trump 2028?: Arrested West Virginia political candidate says he’ll execute Trump in the White House if it happens

Charleston, West Virginia, native Michael Ray Sigmon made explicit threats to kill President Donald Trump if he runs for a third term in 2028, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.

According to court filings, the West Virginia State Police (WVSP) received a complaint on October 12, 2025. Authorities say Sigmon, 66, and a candidate running for the West Virginia House of Delegates in District 52, submitted a volunteer form for the Mountain Party containing language threatening the murder of local law enforcement officers and, more specifically, to “execute President Donald Trump via beheading.”

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