The Daily Fuckup

Federal prosecutors in Florida said on July 16, 2026, that William L. Upham, 35, of Jacksonville, had been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with threatening the president of the United States. The Justice Department said Upham, a former Marine and state prosecutor, appeared in federal court in Jacksonville that day and was ordered detained. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

According to the complaint, Secret Service agents reviewed two videos Upham posted to social media. In the first, prosecutors say he wore his military uniform, called the moment a “call to arms,” and urged the overthrow of the Trump administration. In the second, they say he again wore his uniform and made similar statements, including that Trump was the enemy and “must be killed.” The complaint also says agents learned Upham had communicated with a third party about “declaring war” against Trump and had access to firearms.

The White House also issued a release and video on July 16 pressing a separate political message about what it called “radical left terrorism.” That is the administration’s framing, not a criminal charge or a court ruling. The two events happened on the same day, but they are not the same kind of act: one is a federal threat case in court, and the other is an attempt to define the politics around it.

The filing itself is narrower than the rhetoric around it. It is a criminal complaint, which is a formal accusation, not a conviction. The government says it has a defendant, alleged statements and video evidence, and a law-enforcement account that will now be tested in court.