Donald Trump‘s budget director is the latest in a string of Trump administration officials to face a death threat.
Colin Demarco, 26, of Maryland was arrested January 22 by Arlington County Police for attempted murder charges following a five-month investigation stemming from a suspicious incident this summer.
He showed up in August at the Northern Virginia home of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought wearing a surgical mask and gloves under the guise of job searching, according to court documents.
Demarco feared Trump’s reelection would lead to a ‘fascist takeover’ and wrote notes plotting to murder a victim with the initials ‘R.V.’ and who ‘has served as a presidential appointee,’ though Vought’s name did not explicitly appear in the complaint.
The alleged victim was, according to court documents, involved in Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation-funded conservative outline for the US during Trump’s second term proposing a reshaping of the federal government to consolidate power in the executive branch.
Vought, an architect of this plan, has generated controversy due to his role in leading mass layoffs of thousands across the federal government during Trump’s first year back in office.
‘We are grateful for the work of law enforcement in keeping Director Vought and his family safe,’ an OMB spokesperson said in a statement on the arrest and charges against Demarco.
Hellbound and Down 