Former Marine Posts Unhinged Video Calling for President Trump to Be Killed — Marine Corps Responds

In an unhinged rant posted on social media, a former U.S. Marine directly called for President Trump’s assassination.

William Upham, who was discharged from the military, uploaded a highly-disturbing, roughly 6-minute long video in which he accuses President Trump of being the “anti-Christ” and “false Messiah” who “must be killed.”

He claims that our country is being “led by a president who’s the enemy of God.”

Watch a clip from that sick video message here:

WARNING-Marine Officer Calls for Killing of President Trump

“Pres Trump is the Antichrist and must be killed” @uphamforflorida

Full 6 min rant is on his page, here’s just part of it. Unclear if he’s still serving or just wearing the USMC uniform@SecretService @DeptofWar pic.twitter.com/0YxTZO8Sif

— Mark Naughton (@MarkNaughton9) July 15, 2026

This isn’t just any lunatic…

William Upham is actually running for Congress in Florida.

Newsweek confirmed:

Upham is listed as a qualified write-in candidate with the Florida Division of Elections. According to the state’s candidate tracking system, he qualified on June 9 for the United States Representative District 5 race.

The seat is currently held by Representative John Rutherford, a Republican. The district covers portions on Northeast Florida including parts of Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine.

The incident comes amid continued concerns over increasingly heated political rhetoric in the United States. Officials from both major parties have repeatedly warned that language appearing to encourage or justify political violence can contribute to a dangerous climate.

Upham posted the video on his campaign page.

If you care to see it, here’s the full thing:

(For reference so one doesn’t have to visit his account): pic.twitter.com/vqm6uIs1Bn

— Kristina Wong 🇺🇸 (@Kristinawong) July 15, 2026

For those who prefer to read, here’s the full text of William Upham’s disgusting rant:

For God and Country. This is the motto of my campaign.

I decided to run for office to fix our broken political system, to restore bipartisanship, return power to the working class, and to end our system of Washington insiders, extremism, and excuses from our current members of Congress.

I’ve reached a turning point in my campaign. Why? I’ve come to the realization that our country is broken. We are led by a president who is the enemy of God, and President Trump will never bring us together like God intended.

Democrats are wrong because they’re wrong on the common-sense issues: enforcement of our criminal laws, border security, national security, and social issues that are 80/20. Republicans are wrong because they never address the racism and discrimination that have persisted in our country for generations.

Is our country salvageable? Maybe it is. Our Founding Fathers intended us to be the freest country on this planet, and that’s what we became. But in doing so, we became the most selfish. We turned away from God. We turned away from love and kindness, and we turned away from putting others first.

I served in the United States Marine Corps. I swore an oath when I commissioned:

I, William Upham, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. So help me God.

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I joined the United States Marine Corps to defend our country against all enemies, including the enemies here at home.

This principle of defending others, especially the innocent and the vulnerable, is seen in the Bible in many passages. In Esther 8:11, the Prime Minister of Persia authorized the right for Jews to defend themselves, as well as women and children, from armed attackers. In Nehemiah 4:13, builders armed themselves and were stationed for self-defense purposes, with Nehemiah stating, “Fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters.”

This biblical principle can be summarized as follows: God values life, and although self-defense is not explicitly endorsed, it is implied through these passages and should be used to protect the innocent and the vulnerable. Violence should never be used for evil purposes, such as vengeance or plunder.

This is a message to all of God’s children in our country: We must defend ourselves against all enemies. We are at war with evil. This is a war between God and the Antichrist.

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There is no doubt in my mind that the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is the Antichrist. He is a false messiah, and he is your enemy, and he must be killed.

Why do I believe this?

President Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself in the likeness of Jesus Christ. He has also criticized the Pope. He is nothing like Jesus Christ.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12, the Apostle Paul describes the man of lawlessness, otherwise known as the Antichrist, as someone who opposes God, exalts himself, and claims to be God. In Revelation 13:1–8, John describes the Antichrist as a ruler backed by Satan who demands to be worshiped, blasphemes God, and wages war on the saints. All of these descriptions of the Antichrist describe President Trump.

If you disagree with me, you must ask yourself: Is your perspective clouded by MAGA ideology? Are you worshiping a false idol? Is President Trump anything like Jesus Christ?

The Book of Revelation is occurring right now. America is Babylon. God and His angels have condemned our country because we are drowning in sin.

Who are we now?

We are selfish, worshiping ourselves and false idols, not showing love or kindness to our fellow Americans, and treating life without love and dignity.

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Instead of remembering our Founding Fathers’ intention of a nation under God, we have lost sight of God and treated Him like He was an accessory. We’ve become too proud to be Americans and not proud enough to be God’s children.

I ask this question to all of you: Is it too late for us to turn from our sins? Is it too late for America?

My answer is no. It’s not too late.

The Lamb will be sacrificed to pay for all of our sins, and our country will be saved from the Babylon that we have become.

President Trump is the Antichrist, and he will be killed and sent to hell. God will prevail against evil.

What blasphemy.

It is never okay to threaten the life of a sitting president.

But, it’s even worse to try to cloak such threats in religious wording and Bible verses. It’s absolutely deranged.

Upham’s horrible video prompted a rare response from the U.S. Marines, who condemned his statements in a post on X:

The Marine Corps is aware of the disturbing statements made by William Upham, who was medically discharged on May 30, 2025. The comments made by Upham are a direct violation of the oath he swore to uphold and are not in keeping with the service's values.

— U.S. Marines (@USMC) July 15, 2026

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao also responded:

Unacceptable. William Upham is no longer a Marine and does not represent our values or ethos. https://t.co/VdCQTGCpa4

— Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao (@SECNAV) July 15, 2026

At this time, it appears that William Upham has not been disqualified from running for office — or faced any worse consequences — over his threats against the president.

What do you think? Should he be held accountable?