Former FBI Director James Comey is back in the news for TDS purposes. Comey likes to share pictures from his walks on the beach and you just never know what he's going to totally accidentally run across:
What is former FBI Director James Comey trying to say here, exactly? pic.twitter.com/6wzFLWfqWH
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 15, 2025
Comey deleted that and his follow up was ridiculous:
Comey later deleted the image. In a follow-up Instagram post Thursday night, Comey wrote that he "posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down."
The Secret Service, DHS and FBI are now looking into the matter.
We've done plenty of stories about Politico taking the "Republicans pounce" approach and this latest take keeps their streak alive:
Trump supporters on X claim a cryptic “8647” post from ex-FBI Director James Comey is a veiled threat towards the president.@zackstanton tells #playbookpod: The allegation is "far-fetched,” but MAGA fans are using it to “exact revenge” on an old foe: https://t.co/GAZTKMKWcF pic.twitter.com/G9TvouGXIm
— POLITICO (@politico) May 16, 2025
"Republicans pounce." That's part of Politico's business model.
But if Comey's post was that benign and open to interpretation why did he deleted it so quickly?
That's not what Trump supporters are claiming at all. There's nothing veiled about it. Comey posted a clear message that Trump should be eliminated. https://t.co/UsRd4hT1mA
— Angus T. Kirk (@angusparvo) May 16, 2025
Remember when Comey claimed that "no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case" against Hillary Clinton? Well, no reasonable person would believe that the former FBI Director didn't know how his post could be construed by some of the loons who share his level of TDS.
This is why everyone hates Deep State Media.
— Greg Scott (@GScottSays) May 16, 2025
Everyone in the world knew immediately what that meant.
And you’re REALLY going to pretend you and Comey didn’t.
You still don’t get it.
Anybody who uses "86" in reference to somebody who has experienced multiple assassination attempts knows full well what they're doing.
It's a good thing the president isn't a Democrat and Comey didn't put on a mask resembling that person or he might have been in real trouble!
Remember when a rodeo clown wore a mask of BHO and that was considered a threat? We do.
— Julie H Wright✝️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥋 (@juliew38138) May 16, 2025
A rodeo clown wearing an Obama mask was a death threat to him and these people ruined that man's life, but a pretty straightforward threat that is the hit of the progressive cocktail circuit is nothing. You can't hate these people enough. https://t.co/vXBb0rLwii
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) May 16, 2025
That's it for now, at least until the next time "Republicans pounce."
