Michigan nurse filmed threatening to slit Trump’s throat now under federal probe

Nypost · Jun 01, 2026 · 574 words · By Fox News

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Michigan nurse filmed threatening to slit Trump’s throat now under federal probe By Rachel del Guidice, Fox News Published June 1, 2026, 7:25 p.m.

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Techniques found 4

Topics 3

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What happened

Michigan nurse filmed threatening to slit Trump’s throat now under federal probe By Rachel del Guidice, Fox News Published June 1, 2026, 7:25 p.m.

Why it matters

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Common ground

Add The New York Post on GoogleThe Secret Service is investigating after a viral video of a nurse appeared to show her saying she wanted to drive to Washington, D.C., and take a knife to President Donald Trump’s throat, prompting calls for an investigation.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Hasty Generalization: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Hasty Generalization 80% confidence

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Guilt by Association 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A California nurse expressed disappointment that Trump was not killed in the April shooting during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.”

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Multiple sources confirm a nurse practitioner at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles expressed disappointment that Trump survived a shooting during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in April 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · A nurse practitioner at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center reportedly posted social media comments lamenting that President Donald Trump was not ...
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/05/05/los-angeles-medical-center-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2026 · "I know I speak for everyone in this room when I say our thoughts go out to the victims and the survivors of the shooting in California tonight.
https://www.facebook.com/LikeNews13/posts/despite-an-initial…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · A medical center in Los Angeles is responding after a nurse posted on social media expressing disappointment that President Donald Trump was not ...
https://www.foxnews.com/media/los-angeles-medical-center-res…

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Claim 2: “The Secret Service is investigating after a viral video of a nurse appeared to show her saying she wanted to drive to Washington, D.C., and take a knife to President Donald Trump’s throat”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the Secret Service is investigating a Michigan nurse after a viral video appeared to show her threatening President Trump.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service that provides tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division to protect the president of the United S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Service_Counter_Assault…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with conducting criminal investigati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division (USSS UD) is the federal police force of the U.S. Secret Service, similar to the U.S. Capitol Police, U.S. Supreme Court Police or DHS Federal Prote…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service_U…

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Claim 3: “In a statement to Fox News Digital, Mary Masson, senior director of public relations at Michigan Medicine, said Lee has not worked there since 2023.”

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The provided evidence for claim 3 consists of general Wikipedia entries about the state of Michigan and does not contain any statement from Mary Masson or Michigan Medicine.

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web search NEUTRAL — Michigan consists of two peninsulas: the heavily forested Upper Peninsula (commonly called "the U.P."), which juts eastward from northern Wisconsin, and the more populated Lower Peninsula, stretching …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan

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web search NEUTRAL — Michigan consists of two peninsulas surrounded primarily by four of the Great Lakes and a variety of nearby islands. The Upper Peninsula is bounded on the southwest by Wisconsin, and the Lower Peninsu…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Michigan

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web search NEUTRAL — Full of natural beauty, historical importance, and a talented, resourceful population, Michigan has it all. Our state services support residents, businesses, and visitors to the Great Lakes state.
https://www.michigan.gov/

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Claim 4: “In a video shared Sunday by Right Angle News Network, a woman identified as Rhonda Lee said, “God, please kill this motherf—–2. He needs to f—ing die.”

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Web search results identify a woman named Rhonda Lee and a video where she wishes for Trump's assassination, mentioning her LinkedIn profile as a source of identification.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he is the Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Daily Caller is a right-wing news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by political commentator Tucker Carlson and political advisor Neil Patel in 2010. Launched as a "cons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Caller

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tracy Darrell Adkins (born January 13, 1962) known professionally as Trace Adkins, is an American country music singer and actor. Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, releas…
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Claim 5: “Lee, who, according to her LinkedIn, worked at University of Michigan Medical Center beginning in March 2000, but has not been employed there since 2023”

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One web search result mentions a screenshot of Rhonda Lee's LinkedIn profile showing her as a registered nurse at the University of Michigan, but the specific dates (March 2000 to 2023) are not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a U.S. state to receive the benefits of the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a partial list of notable Brown University alumni, known as Brunonians. It includes alumni of Brown University and Pembroke College, Brown's former women's college. "Class of" is used…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article contains a partial listing of leaders of American universities and colleges, who are usually given the title president or chancellor.
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Claim 6: “a Florida nurse posting a video on TikTok calling on foreign governments, including China and the United Kingdom, to attack the United States in order to remove what she described as the Trump “regime”.”

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Two separate web search results confirm that a Florida nurse (identified in one as Joyce Schulz-Killian) posted a TikTok video calling for China and the UK to attack the US to remove the Trump 'regime'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Algorithmic amplification is the process by which automated ranking and recommendation systems on digital platforms increase the visibility of certain content beyond its initial audience. Major platfo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generation Z, often shortened to Gen Z and informally known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-la…
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Claim 7: “In a statement to Fox News Digital, White House spokesman Davis Ingle said, “Anyone who engages in or endorses political violence or assassination culture must be condemned in the harshest terms possible.”

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The provided evidence for claim 6 consists of general Wikipedia entries about the color white and does not contain any statement from a White House spokesman named Davis Ingle.

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web search NEUTRAL — White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The colo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Colors often considered "shades of white" include cream, eggshell, ivory, Navajo white, and vanilla. Even the lighting of a room, however, can cause a pure white to be perceived as off-white.
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web search NEUTRAL — Online tool to show white fullscreen page. Use as a light source for zoom calls or to test monitor, to copy drawings, to make a flipbook, to focus yourself.
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