Man arrested outdoors Trump Coachella rally denies any assassination intent; he is ‘all in’ supporting Trump

The person being accused of a possible third assassination try on former President Donald Trump spoke with Fox Information Digital and says the claims towards him are false in his first prolonged interview since his arrest. 

Vem Miller, 49, mentioned he reported the weapons to authorities, which he says he at all times travels with regardless of by no means utilizing them, at a checkpoint to get into Trump’s Coachella rally on Saturday night and denied that paperwork Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco mentioned have been pretend are legit. 

His arrest on gun fees sparked hypothesis, following two assassination makes an attempt on Trump since July. However he was shortly launched on $5,000 bail and up to now, no federal fees have been filed.

“I at all times journey round with my firearms at the back of my truck,” Miller instructed Fox Information Digital in a cellphone interview.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to talk at a marketing campaign rally on the Calhoun Ranch, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Coachella, Calif. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)

He says he has by no means fired them, however he began protecting them with him when he began getting loss of life threats. 

“I’ve actually by no means even shot a gun in my life,” Miller mentioned.

“I do not know something about weapons. I’m past a novice,” he continued. 

Miller mentioned he has been a 30-year member of the media and began work after graduating from highschool. He has additionally labored on music movies and TV exhibits with main artists, and launched America Occurs Community to fight “censorship” within the media. It was whereas doing this work that Miller instructed Fox he started receiving loss of life threats, and bought his firearms.

Miller mentioned he was a Democrat rising up, and thought Barack Obama was going to “save us from useless wars and censorship.”

“I am actually extra Republican now,” he says, and described himself and his enterprise associate as extra libertarian.

“Sure, I am 100% a Trump supporter,” Miller mentioned, including that he was “all-in” with Trump by 2018.

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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks throughout a rally in Coachella, California, U.S., October 12, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)

“This can be a man that I deeply admire, as a result of I used to be a closet particular person by way of my beliefs, as a result of I labored in Hollywood. As my politics began to alter, I noticed that Hollywood is a homogenous neighborhood,” Miller continued. 

Miller mentioned he flirted with Sanders “with out realizing the implications of socialism” however now, and since 2018, he has “Constitutional beliefs,” calling Trump a “visible instance of freedom of speech.”

Miller even known as Trump “courageous” and mentioned he admires the previous president for going after the media.

When requested about all of the pretend ID’s and passports he had in his automotive, Miller claimed not one in all them was a pretend. 

“None of these are pretend,” he says of the passes and IDs that have been in his possession.

Miller says he is Armenian and has paperwork that use his full Armenian title and paperwork that do not, as a result of utilizing these paperwork in some locations around the globe might get him killed, referring to campaigns over the centuries to homicide Armenians. 

He additionally addressed Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco alluding that he was a part of the “sovereign residents” motion.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a marketing campaign rally on the Calhoun Ranch, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Coachella, Calif. (AP Picture/Alex Gallardo)

“That is a nonsensical assertion,” he says of the “Sovereign Citizen” motion. Miller mentioned he does not help it and isn’t part of it. 

“I do not suppose there’s such a factor,” he says, including that the 2 phrases do not make any sense collectively.

As for the sheriff’s accusation that he’s “far-right,” Miller says, “That is one other nonsensical assertion.” 

“Authorities is an inanimate object, it is the people inside authorities that matter, so no, I am not part of any of that,” Miller mentioned. “They’re saying that I am a part of these right-wing anti-government teams? Why aren’t they naming these teams? As a result of it does not exist.”

A supply near the Trump marketing campaign additionally instructed Fox Information’s Invoice Melugin, and one other instructed Fox Information’ Bryan Preston, that they don’t imagine this was an assassination try on Trump.

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A spokesperson for the Trump marketing campaign issued a press release to Fox Information Digital and mentioned they have been monitoring the state of affairs.

“We thank regulation enforcement for securing the rally web site and serving to guarantee the security of President Trump. We’re conscious of stories stories concerning the arrest and are at present monitoring the state of affairs and gathering extra info,” the assertion learn. 

In a earlier assertion, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned, “This incident didn’t affect the security of former President Trump or attendees of the occasion.”