Dem Won’t Drop Out of Ohio AG Race After Plan to ‘Kill Trump’

Elliot Forhan, a Democrat running for attorney general in Ohio, has told The Daily Signal he’s still “running to be Ohio’s next attorney general,” after saying he’s “going to kill [President] Donald Trump.”

Forhan explained in a Facebook video on Tuesday that he will get Trump convicted of a capital crime if he becomes the Buckeye State’s next attorney general.

“I’m going to obtain a conviction, rendered by a jury of his peers, at a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, based on evidence, presented at a trial, conducted in accordance with the requirements of due process, resulting in a sentence, duly executed, of capital punishment. That is what I mean when I say that ‘I am going to kill Donald Trump,’” Forhan said in a video posted on Facebook.

Forhan told The Daily Signal, “I am running for Ohio attorney general to apply the law equally to everyone, including the rich and the powerful. Including the U.S. president.”

“If Donald Trump tries again to end American democracy, then as Ohio attorney general I will hold him accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” Forhan added.

Forhan Calls Opponent ‘Simple Trump Thug’

Forhan also spoke out against Auditor Keith Faber, the Republican candidate for attorney general who has called on Amy Acton, candidate for governor, to condemn Forhan.

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Referencing an op-ed from Faber, Forhan called Faber “a simple Trump thug” who “does not believe in the truth or the rule of law.”

The Democrat also took issue with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s presence in Minneapolis and the death of Renee Good. He also mentioned the death of Alex Pretti, a Border Patrol officer involved shooting.

“ICE is not enforcing the law. They are breaking the law. Mr. Faber is telling Ohioans that, if elected, he will let Trump get away with murder,” Forhan claimed. “Ohio voters should take Mr. Faber at his word.”

GOP Calls on Democrats to Condemn Forhan’s Comments

Some Republicans are calling for Democrats to condemn Forhan and for Forhan to drop out of the race in response to these comments.

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou and Attorney General Dave Yost condemned Forhan’s remarks while appealing to former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, candidate for U.S. Senate, and Acton, the candidate for governor.

The Daily Signal reached out to Brown and Acton. Neither responded.

Senate President Rob McColley, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor to Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, did so as well. Ramaswamy, in his own post, said it’s what Acton “and the Ohio Democrats implicitly endorse.”

Forhan Refuses to Drop Out

Forhan previously served in the Ohio General Assembly, where former Speaker Jason Stephens reminded, who referred to Forhan as “a lunatic” on X, stripped Forhan of his committees and forbade him from contact with legislative staff based on harassment allegations.

Republican Ohio state Rep. Adam Mathews told The Daily Signal that “these statements are sent out as shock value, but as we have seen all too often, they are heard and acted upon by malicious elements on the fringes.”

“The thankfully former state rep should recant, leave the race, and reconsider his conscience,” Mathews added.

“With all due respect to Rep. Mathews, no. I am running to be Ohio’s next attorney general,” Forhan told The Daily Signal when asked if he would drop out of the race.