According to Punch, U.S. federal authorities have arrested a woman accused of plotting to kidnap and assassinate former President Donald Trump. While Punch frames it in stark terms, further coverage from major news outlets adds clarity and depth to the shocking case.

Behind Bars: A Dangerous Obsession

The woman, identified as Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, from Indiana, was detained in Washington, D.C. in mid-August after posting violent threats against Trump on social media. In one disturbing Facebook post dated August 6, she detailed plans to “disembowel” the President and orchestrate a so-called “arrest and removal ceremony.”
She later moved to Instagram, demanding a “removal ceremony of POTUS Trump as a terrorist” at the White House grounds—gearing her delusional rhetoric toward violent action.

Secret Service agents, monitoring her posts since early August, traced her movements and interviewed her on August 15. During that interview, she reportedly admitted that she intended to kill Trump if given the opportunity, citing a warped desire to “avenge all the lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Despite these confessions, she later recanted during a subsequent interview, claiming she no longer intended to carry out the act. Nonetheless, authorities arrested her near the White House on August 16. She now faces federal charges for threatening the President, kidnapping, and transmitting interstate threats—each count carrying significant prison time.

Echoes of Past Conspiracies

This incident joins a growing list of alarming plots:

• A 17-year-old from Wisconsin named Nikita Casap allegedly murdered his parents to fund a plan to assassinate Trump, planning to use a drone and explosives as part of an extremist manifesto.
  
• In a separate case dating back to 2024, Iran-linked operatives attempted to orchestrate Trump’s assassination, prompting heightened Secret Service protection.
  

These events underscore the varied and persistent threats faced by officials—even outside the immediate context of politics.