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Back to EpisodesThe 18-Year-Old Who Killed His Parents to Assassinate Trump & Then Flee To Ukraine
Episode 2980
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
Description
Clay and Andrew break down a horrifying case out of Waukesha, Wisconsin: 18-year-old Nikita Kasip murdered his mother and stepfather, lived with their decomposing bodies for two weeks, then stole cash, jewelry, passports, and his stepdad’s gun to fund a deranged plot.
His plan? Buy a drone and explosives to assassinate President Trump by dropping a bomb from the air, then escape by cargo ship to Ukraine where he planned to hide for a decade.
The teen later told investigators he believed he was “part of a revolution” and “part of a war.” After pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, he was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
Clay and Andrew discuss the deeper issue: how constant media demonization, online radicalization, and political hatred are pushing troubled young people toward unthinkable violence. A disturbing example of what happens when a generation is convinced Trump is literal evil that must be stopped at any cost.
Unfiltered conversation on radicalization, media responsibility, and cultural breakdown.