Trump Asks FBI To Look At Threats From Twitter User Claiming To Be ‘El Chapo’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at FreedomFest, Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Las Vegas. Trump said his comments about immigration have become a movement and has pointed to vi... Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at FreedomFest, Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Las Vegas. Trump said his comments about immigration have become a movement and has pointed to violence perpetrated by immigrants in the U.S. illegally to defend his stance. (AP Photo/John Locher) MORE LESS
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Real estate mogul Donald Trump on Monday reportedly asked the FBI to look into a threat directed at him via Twitter after Mexico’s most notorious drug lord escaped from prison.

A tweet sent Sunday afternoon from a user named @ElChap0Guzman appeared to threaten the Republican presidential candidate:

The tweet translated to “Keep f—ing around, and I’ll make you swallow all your words,” according to Fox News Latino. The account’s association with Sinaloa Cartel head Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has not been verified, even though some reports have said the account is run by one of the drug lord’s sons.

TMZ first reported that Trump planned to contact the agency about the tweet. A Trump spokesperson later told Fox News that the FBI was “actively investigating” the threat.

“I’m fighting for much more than myself,” Trump said in a statement to Fox News. “I’m fighting for the future of our country which is being overrun by criminals. You can’t be intimidated. This is too important.’”

In a series of tweets Sunday into Monday, Trump had seized on Guzmán’s reported escape to criticize the country that has become his favorite punching bag.

“Mexico’s biggest drug lord escapes from jail,” one tweet read. “Unbelievable corruption and USA is paying the price. I told you so!”

In another, Trump wrote that he would “kick his ass!”

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  1. donny needs to make weewee.

  2. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    . . . for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap . . .(Galatians 6:7)

  3. And next step, get his will up to date. The FEC filing deadlines are not his biggest problem right now.

  4. Trump Asks FBI To Look At Threats From Twitter User Claiming To Be 'El Chapo'
    

    While you’re at it, Donald, why don’t you ask them to look into Obama’s birth certificate as well.

  5. I’m of two minds on this - on the one hand, if it is El Chapo and he carries out his threat, this will only make the ghost of Donald Trump haunt America forever, shrieking “I told you so!”

    On the other hand, he wouldn’t be on TV anymore.

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