Man Vows To Kill Trump 'To Save Lives'; Urges People To Prepare For Civil War, DOJ says

An Oklahoma man has been indicted after authorities said he posted violent threats against federal law enforcement and the president on YouTube. Taylor Prigmore, a 30-year-old McLoud native, allegedly posted a series of threatening comments on YouTube between May 9, 2025, and January 17, 2026, and asked everyone to prepare for a civil war and kill U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

According to court documents, Prigmore promoted violence against federal officials in one of his early posts by writing, “Buy a gun. **** ICE agents. Not a joke. Not a game. I’ll **** any cops that show up to my house. I’ll **** as many as possible and then **** myself.”

In another comment, he wished death upon Donald Trump and penned, “Our presidents need to die to save lives.” One comment, dated January 16, 2026, targeted MAGA supporters and read, “I can’t wait for the civil war. I’m hungry kill kill you MAGA f***.”

Authorities said that he also posted that he was preparing “physically and mentally to kill federal agents.” Another comment allegedly written by Prigmore said, “I really tired of dumb f*** pretending he'll obey the courts. What is the 2nd amendment for? Ending MAGA." After Google flagged the comments to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), agents went to his home and arrested him on January 19.

Authorities said Prigmore had a firearm and fired shots at federal agents. After a brief standoff, the agents took him into custody. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the gunfire. On February 19, a federal jury indicted Prigmore.

He has been charged with multiple offenses, including attempted murder of federal law enforcement officers, assault on federal officers, possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, four counts of threatening to murder federal law enforcement officers, and two counts of communicating a threat.

Prigmore will be arraigned on February 26. If convicted, he will face up up to 100 years in prison and a fine of up up to $2.25 million. The case is being investigated by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office’s Joint Terrorism Task Force with support from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security.

Following Prigmore’s arrest, FBI director Kash Patel said, “This individual allegedly made statements that he would kill ICE agents and others. If you threaten to harm law enforcement officers, the FBI and our partners will find you and hold you accountable. There will be no free passes for threats against the hard-working men and women who wear the badge and protect our communities.”

The Department of Justice has announced that the case is a part of Operation Take Back America, which “marshals the full resources of the DOJ to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”