EXCLUSIVE: A volunteer radio show host has stepped down following confirmation from authorities that they are investigating a post on the social media platform Bluesky, which is known for its left-leaning user base. The post in question suggested violence against Vice President JD Vance.

The controversial statement, “It’s simple, we kill JD Vance,” was made by a user under the handle hanslopez.bsky.social. This individual claimed to be associated with a radio program on WUML, a station financially supported by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The comment was a reply to another user’s assertion that “JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS [sic] LIKELY ENEMIES.”

According to WUML’s official website, the station has served as a platform for the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s student body and the wider Lowell community for over sixty years.

Vice President JD Vance was photographed during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, January 8, 2026. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Established in 1952, WUML operates as a non-commercial FM station in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is under the financial umbrella of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and is entirely managed and run by its student members, offering broadcasts both through traditional radio and online streaming.

When the school learned of the post, it contacted authorities, according to a statement provided to Fox News Digital.

“UMass Lowell police promptly coordinated with the FBI, Secret Service and Haverhill police the same day to ensure an appropriate response,” the school said. “Contact was made with the individual in question, and the necessary assessments were conducted in collaboration with federal partners. Authorities confirmed there was no immediate threat.”

A flyer promoting UMass Lowell’s WUML radio station from the WUML website, captured on Jan. 12, 2026.  (University of Massachusetts Lowell)

Secret Service confirmed to Fox News Digital that it was aware of the post. The Haverhill Police Department directed Fox News Digital to the FBI, which declined to comment.

“UMass Lowell takes seriously any threat of violence involving our community. Statements such as the post in question are inconsistent with the values of our democracy and our university,” the statement continued. “The individual in question has since resigned from his volunteer role at WUML and removed the post from his Bluesky account.”

Then-Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, holds hands with his wife, Usha, during a campaign rally in Derry, N.H.  (AP/Steve Senne)

The school said that the person behind the violent rhetoric is an alumnus.

Several posts, including the one directed at Vance, have been deleted from the Bluesky account.