'Dukes of Hazzard' Star John Schneider Accuses Biden of Treason: 'Should Be Publicly Hung, Your Son Too'
The Secret Service are reportedly aware of a threatening tweet from actor John Schneider to President Biden.
Dec. 21 2023, Published 3:35 p.m. ET
Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider stoked the fires of controversy with a now-deleted post accusing President Joe Biden of treason and declaring he should be "publicly hung," which the actor has since spoken out about via a rep.
"Seriously, folks? ... Despite headlines claiming otherwise, in my post, I absolutely did not call for an act of violence or threaten a U.S. president as many other celebrities have done in the past. I suggest you re-read my actual post and pay attention to the words before believing this nonsense," a rep for Schneider told RadarOnline.com in a statement while confirming his account was not hacked.
"It's my position, which I am entitled to have, that some of our nations leaders in Washington have lost their way, and corruption runs rampant, both on our nation's borders and abroad. Transparency and accountability must happen in order for our constitutional republic to survive. There is no threat implied or otherwise in that statement."
A tweet shared by his account sent shockwaves on Wednesday, calling for the execution of Biden and his scandal-plagued son, Hunter, in response to the commander-in-chief warning about the ramifications of another Donald Trump term.
"Trump poses many threats to our country: The right to choose, civil rights, voting rights, and America's standing in the world. But the greatest threat he poses is to our democracy. If we lose that, we lose everything," Biden's statement read, to which the star who played Bo Duke replied, "Mr. President, I believe you are guilty of treason and should be publicly hung. Your son too. Your response is ..? Sincerely, John Schneider."
House Republicans have accused Hunter of corruption while he has denied all charges and insisted his father has never had anything to do with his alleged shady foreign business dealings.
On the same day as his post-and-delete, the actor (seen above second to right) was revealed as the secret celebrity hiding behind the donut costume on FOX's singing competition hit.
Biden, meanwhile, has shut down the theories of his involvement as "lies" while he takes on Trump amid news of the unprecedented Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Trump is disqualified from the state's Republican presidential primary ballot under the insurrection clause due to his conduct surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump has said he plans to appeal.
After seeing the post from Schneider, social media users tagged the FBI and Secret Service in screenshots captured prior to him wiping his response. RadarOnline.com has reached out to his rep for comment.
Trump slammed Biden's cognitive abilities and speech.
On the same day as his post-and-delete, the actor was revealed as the secret celebrity hiding behind the donut costume on FOX's singing competition hit, The Masked Singer.
Schneider is now starring in Jingle Smells which was co-produced by Sean Hannity.
"It pokes the eye of cancel-culture because with Dukes of Hazzard, we were really the first victim of that," Schneider told Newsmax. "I thought I was done with the movie business ... ['Jingle Smells'] is a fun, family movie for Christmas," Hannity echoed.
Schneider came under fire for calling for the execution of President Biden in a since-deleted X post Wednesday night.
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Earlier this month, Schneider revealed it will be bittersweet to mark his first Christmas since the death of his wife, Alicia Allain Schneider, who died aged 53 from breast cancer in February.
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"Grief is a funny thing. Grief will sneak up on you and smack you in the back of the head. Truly, when you least expect it," he told Fox News Digital.
Just weeks ago, RadarOnline.com exclusively learned that Schneider and his former costar Catherine Bach were not dating, despite rumors otherwise.
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