{"id":7282,"date":"2026-07-16T04:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7282"},"modified":"2026-07-16T04:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:24:15","slug":"florida-candidate-william-upham-calls-trump-the-antichrist-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7282","title":{"rendered":"Florida candidate William Upham calls Trump the Antichrist online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6394124538112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Rep Brandon Gill: This is DERANGED&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, discusses the left&#8217;s rhetoric against President Donald Trump, accusing him of incitement despite multiple assassination attempts, on &#8216;The Ingraham Angle.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A Florida congressional candidate and former U.S. Marine is facing backlash after posting a video calling <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437273\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Donald Trump<\/a> &#8220;the Antichrist&#8221; and saying the president &#8220;must be killed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">William Upham, a Republican write-in candidate for Florida&#8217;s 5th Congressional District who describes himself on X as a prosecutor &#8220;running to fix a broken political system,&#8221; opens the nearly seven-minute video by saying he entered the race to restore bipartisanship, return power to the working class and &#8220;fix our broken political system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The tone quickly shifts, however, as Upham says he has come to believe the country is &#8220;broken&#8221; and that America is engaged in a spiritual battle.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437274\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/two-years-after-butler-threats-against-trump-keep-assassination-attempt-sharp-focus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TWO YEARS AFTER BUTLER, THREATS AGAINST TRUMP KEEP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN SHARP FOCUS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/ex-marine-makes-threats-against-trump.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Composite image showing former U.S. Marine and Florida congressional candidate William Upham next to President Donald Trump speaking at a podium.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former U.S. Marine and Florida congressional candidate William Upham posted a video calling President Donald Trump &#8220;the Antichrist&#8221; and saying he &#8220;must be killed,&#8221; prompting condemnation from the Marine Corps and a response from the U.S. Secret Service.<\/span> <span>(X\/@uphamforflorida\/Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We are led by a president who is the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437275\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/controversies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enemy of God<\/a>,&#8221; Upham says before citing Bible passages and discussing the oath he took as a Marine officer to defend the Constitution &#8220;against all enemies, foreign and domestic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>\ud83d\udea8 Know something we should investigate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>\ud83d\udce9 <\/strong><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437276\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mailto:stepheny.price@fox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>stepheny.price@fox.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>\ud83d\udcf8 IG: <\/strong><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437277\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fndstephprice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@fndstephprice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>\ud83c\udfa5 X: <\/strong><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437278\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StephenyPrice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@StephenyPrice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>Your tip could lead to our next story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He then claims there is &#8220;no doubt&#8221; Trump is &#8220;the Antichrist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He is a false messiah, and he is your enemy and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437279\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/treason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he must be killed<\/a>,&#8221; Upham says.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437280\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/butler-mans-online-rants-kill-trump-end-guilty-plea-after-fbi-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BUTLER MAN\u2019S ONLINE RANTS TO KILL TRUMP END IN GUILTY PLEA AFTER FBI PROBE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/trump-july-14.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Donald Trump in Oval Office\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A Florida congressional candidate and former Marine is facing backlash after posting a video calling President Donald Trump &#8220;the Antichrist&#8221; and saying the president &#8220;must be killed.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Saul Loeb \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Later in the video, Upham urges viewers to question whether they are &#8220;worshiping a false idol&#8221; before concluding, &#8220;President Trump is the Antichrist. And he will be killed and sent to hell. God will prevail against evil.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The U.S. Marine Corps quickly condemned Upham, saying he was medically discharged on May 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Marine Corps is aware of the disturbing statements made by William Upham,&#8221; the service wrote on X. &#8220;The comments made by Upham are a direct violation of the oath he swore to uphold and are not in keeping with the service&#8217;s values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437281\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-faces-unprecedented-third-assassination-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP FACES UNPRECEDENTED THIRD ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/343\/192\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/686\/384\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/672\/378\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1344\/756\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/931\/523\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1862\/1046\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/720\/405\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1440\/810\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200\/675\/us-marines-patch-on-uniform.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. Marines patch on uniform.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>William Upham referenced the oath he took as a Marine officer while making the remarks, prompting the Marine Corps to condemn his comments and stress that he was medically discharged in May 2025.<\/span> <span>(Kevin Carter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_437282\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/two-years-after-butler-threats-against-trump-keep-assassination-attempt-sharp-focus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Secret Service<\/a> also acknowledged the comments in a statement to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the comments made by a congressional candidate in Florida, and we investigate anything that can be perceived as a threat toward one of our protectees,&#8221; a spokesperson said. &#8220;Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao also condemned the remarks, writing on X: &#8220;Unacceptable. William Upham is no longer a Marine and does not represent our values or ethos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI, the White House and Upham&#8217;s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Stepheny Price is a Writer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News <\/a>with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep Brandon Gill: This is DERANGED&#8230; Rep. 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