Former FBI Director James Comey clearly still has an ax to grind with Donald Trump, having been fired shortly after Trump took office following the 2016 election.
Comey has been fond of making posts about shell formations on the beach, but this time, he got himself into hot water by posting a picture of “86 47,” which some took as a death threat to Trump.
Comey claims he just came across the shell formation on the beach, which was formed in the shape of the numbers “86,” which is typically associated with ending something or killing someone, and “47,” which happens to be a reference to Trump as the 47th president of the United States.
Comey later removed the post, apologizing, saying he had no idea people would have taken it as something violent. Mind you, this is the former Director of the FBI making that claim.
NewsNation political contributor Chris Cillizza shredded Comey over the post, stating, “If [former National Security Advisor] Michael Flynn was walking on the beach and came across something that said ‘8646’ and posted that, the left would be up in arms, I mean, like, there’s no question about that … I would say I think probably the left would be overreacting at that point too, but it’s not as though this is — it’s just — it’s so dumb.
“Human nature is such that politicians and people — I know Comey is not technically a politician — but politically related people — they’re always going to be doing stuff. And a fair amount of that stuff is going to be dumb. And this is— this is just dumb. Why do it? Like, I just — it’s totally unnecessary … I mean, I guess he just wants to be relevant?”
There was a time when I followed Comey on social media, and he loved to make these insinuating posts from the beach, so this is hardly the first time he has done something like this.
For instance, during the 2024 election. Comey once again claimed that he just happened upon a shell on the beach that gave a message to voters.
He posted, "Saw this at the beach. Ariel understands the assignment.” The picture featured a shell that had the words “Vote Harris” on it, with Ariel clearly being a reference to “The Little Mermaid.”
This is a post by someone who thinks he is clever and the smartest man in the room. What he really is, is a failed former government official who has a horrible case of TDS.
On Friday, reports surfaced that the Secret Service had been called in to interview Comey over his social media post about Trump.
Comey was called into the offices of the Secret Service in D.C., arriving around 6:00 p.m. on Friday, but there are yet to be reports posted regarding the content of that meeting.
When Donald Trump was asked about Comey’s comments, he stated, “He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant … That meant ‘assassination.'”
In my opinion, Comey should have faced charges for his FISA abuse during the Russian collusion investigation, but nothing has ever been done to him. So, he now thinks he can get away with just about anything, including posting about killing the sitting president of the United States. While I know nothing will come of it, I would love to see him face some justice over this.
