Trent Schneider, 57, was arrested Monday, prosecutors said.
A suburban Chicago man was federally charged with allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump on social media, according to court records unsealed Monday.
Trent Schneider, 57, of Winthrop Harbor, was charged by criminal complaint with threatening a person in interstate commerce, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House, Nov. 2, 2025, after taking off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Following his arrest Monday morning, a federal judge in Chicago ordered him held in federal custody, prosecutors said. Schneider is scheduled to appear in court for a detention hearing on Thursday.
According to the complaint, in a “selfie-style video” posted to Instagram on Oct. 16, Schneider allegedly said, “I’m going to get some guns. I know where I can get a lot of damn guns and I’ll take care of business myself.”
“I’m tired of all of you fucking frauds. People need to die and people are going to die. Fuck all of you, especially you, Trump. You should be executed,” he allegedly said in the video, according to the complaint.
Law enforcement officers seen outside Trent Schneider’s home in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, on November 3, 2025.
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The video also allegedly included a caption that read, in part, “THIS IS IT’S NOT A THREAT!!! AFTER LOSING EVERYTHING and My House Auction date is 04/11/2025 @realDonaldTrump HE MUST BE EXECUTED!!!”
Schneider allegedly posted the same video and title approximately 18 times between Oct. 16 and Oct. 21, according to the complaint.
A “concerned citizen” in Florida who saw the video on Oct. 16 reported it to authorities, according to the complaint.
Schneider faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison if convicted, the DOJ said.
Attorney information was not immediately available.
