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Woman arrested for threatening to shoot Trump at Florida rally claims she was joking

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Zimmermann, D. (2026, October 30). Woman arrested for threatening to shoot Trump at Florida rally claims she was joking. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4786136/young-woman-arrested-threatening-shoot-trump-florida-rally-claims-joking/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-30 · by David Zimmermann

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Allison Albro, a 21-year-old woman, was arrested for threatening to shoot President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood. Albro posted the threat on social media but claimed it was intended as a joke; she now faces charges of written threats to kill and unlawful use of a communications device.
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📰 Woman Arrested for Threatening Trump
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Topics

Daytona Beach Florida Volusia County

Subjects

Allison Albro PERSON · 1× Daytona Beach GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Mike Chitwood PERSON · 1× Volusia County GPE · 1×

Narrative

A woman was arrested on charges of threatening to shoot President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday night, but she claimed the social media post in which she made the threat was a “joke.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
2026-10-31 · Washington Examiner
Woman arrested for threatening to shoot Trump at Florida rally claims she was joking · assertive framing

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A woman was arrested on charges of threatening to shoot President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday night, but she claimed the social media post in which she made the threat was a “joke.” asserted
she → arrest → threat
Allison Albro, 21, faces charges of written threats to kill and unlawful use of a communications device, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced on Friday ahead of the rally. asserted
Chitwood → face → rally
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