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BlueWaveNeverEnd

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 03:11 AM Friday

Man arrested for posting exact quote of Trump in response to Charlie Kirk vigil [View all]

Last edited Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:43 AM - Edit history (1)

Larry Bushart Jr., 61, a former police officer, posted a meme of President Donald Trump in the Perry County community group page as members of the page were organizing a vigil to honor Kirk.

In response, Bushart posted a meme of Trump that featured a photo of the president with a quote he gave just one day after a 2024 mass shooting at Perry High School in Iowa
“‘We have to get over it.’ – Donald Trump, on the Perry High School mass shooting one day after,” the text on the meme read.

However, members of the group interpreted Bushart’s post as a threat against their local high school, which is also called Perry County High School.


Tennessee man arrested for posting meme ‘threatening violence’ in Facebook group for Charlie Kirk vigil | The Independent https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/tennessee-facebook-arrest-trump-charlie-kirk-b2832831.html

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