Man who claimed to have bomb at Trump rally makes a spectacle in court

A man arrested outside a rally for alleged terrorist threats against the former president and his supporters made a spectacle during his court appearance.

“Very cruel world out there.”

(Video Credit: WOOD TV8)

As leftists have continued to demonize former President Donald Trump as a “threat to democracy,” so too have continued the threats against his life. This included the arrest of 65-year-old Steven William Nauta Friday in Michigan after he allegedly rolled up at a checkpoint near the GOP leader’s rally claiming to have a “‘C4’ explosive” to law enforcement officials.

Monday, the suspect appeared virtually in court where he pled not guilty to felony charges while at one point he removed his shirt and, as reported by WOOD TV8, “made profane hand gestures.”

While Nauta was said to have apologized after being warned not to do it again, after he learned that bond had been set at $1 million, he expressed, “Well, your honor, given my situation, I think I’m better off just staying in here. Very cruel world out there. Probably a lot better off here.”

According to court documents, the suspect had allegedly showed up to the Walker, Michigan rally Friday where, at a checkpoint, he was said to have “held up a bottle to police and stated that it was ‘C4’ explosive and that it was the ‘real deal.'”

It was then that the filing said Nauta “sped off” before stopping to throw bags of fertilizer on the ground, “When [Nauta] finally stopped, he removed bags of fertilizer from his vehicle and threw them on the ground to make it appear that they were explosives while disobeying officers’ commands.”

“It’s not lost on this court here today that your alleged actions were directed to stopping or hindering a fundamental aspect of this country’s democratic process: a political rally,” said Kent County District Court Judge Nicholas Christensen.

The felony charges brought against the suspect included allegedly making a false report or threat of terrorism, possession of bombs with unlawful intent, third-degree fleeing a police officer, and resulting, resisting, or obstructing a police officer.

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker clarified to WOOD TV8 that there was never actually a bomb present, rather, “He had materials that could be used when put together with other materials, that could be used to make a bomb. It’s not like there was an active bomb in the car that he was heading towards the rally with.”

“Hopefully people don’t take this lightly, thinking, oh, it’s kind of a joke or something to do something like this. The police are all over these events, they’re very serious, and especially with everything going on right now, I think there’s just a heightened level of tension and trying to keep everything safe,” he added.

Nauta’s plea came the same day that Trump’s second would-be assassin Ryan Routh pled not guilty to all five charges brought against him, even as prosecutors included the alleged handwritten note from the suspect offering $150,000 to anyone who could “finish the job.”

To Becker’s point about the heightened level of tension, only days earlier, President Joe Biden appeared on “The View” where he was seen acting out squashing an imaginary bug on the table only moments after Whoopi Goldberg had likened the figment to Trump.

Trump slammed Democrats for “ELECTION INTERFERENCE” on Monday as he asserted Secret Service resources were being withheld from his campaign.

Kevin Haggerty

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