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Left: President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). Right: Eric Rome Jr. (Kirkland Correctional Institution).
A man from South Carolina is once again facing charges for threatening a U.S. president, marking his third indictment. This time, the target of his threats is President Donald Trump, as revealed by federal prosecutors. The man, who is currently behind bars, previously received convictions for making similar threats against former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Eric Rome Jr. issued a warning in a letter dated January 6, which was addressed to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in Chicago. “Enjoy having Trump in office while you can,” he ominously stated, according to details in his federal indictment.
At 37 years old, Rome is serving time at the Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia for armed robbery. His previous indictments for threatening Obama came in 2015, followed by those for Biden in 2022.
The indictment reveals Rome’s bold claims in his latest letter, where he wrote, “These are guarantees!” He also threatened harm against Ambassador Mike Huckabee and his daughter, Sarah, as part of his menacing message.
Rome has openly identified himself as a white supremacist, aligning with the Aryan Brotherhood of South Carolina, and has also claimed association with the “Proud Boys” group.
“Our intent is war on the federal government and specifically the assassination of the feds,” Rome said in a 2021 voicemail, in which he threatened Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
“We will execute the old man and post videos of his death on as many web platforms as we can,” Rome blasted, according to the federal indictment for that case. “I”ve … planned to get out of this prison … and carry out a sniper attack on Joe Biden and take his life. I’m willing to die in the attempt.”
In 2014, Rome called the South Carolina Department of Corrections while locked up on state charges for the robbery to deliver death threats about Obama. “When I get out … I’m pretty sure I’m going to shoot the President,” Rome said, according to the 2014 indictment. “I just figured I’d let you know.”
In his Jan. 6 letter from prison, Rome scrawled out numerous threats toward Christian and Jewish citizens, claiming groups associated with the religions had their “hands so far up Donald Trump’s a—,” per the indictment.
Rome allegedly claimed he and others from the Aryan Brotherhood would “begin hunting” people in the near future. “We … are not going to sit idle,” Rome threatened, according to the indictment.
The Justice Department noted in a press release that Rome “signed his full name to the letter” before sending it off. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison if convicted.
Once his armed robbery sentence ends in 2030, Rome will begin serving his sentences for threatening Obama and Biden.