John Schneider will have to were celebrating his a hit run on The Masked Singer, however as a substitute the actor is reportedly beneath investigation after threatening the president of the USA.
Schneider, 63, used to be unmasked as Donut at the Wednesday, December 20, season 10 finale of The Masked Singer, completing in 2d position in the back of Cow (Ne-Yo). Hours later, he claimed that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter will have to be “publicly hung” in a since-deleted message shared by the use of X (previously Twitter).
The actor’s commentary used to be a reaction to a tweet from Biden, 81, who wrote that former President Donald Trump “poses many threats to our country.” Schneider responded, “Mr. President, I believe you are guilty of treason and should be publicly hung. Your son, too. Your response is..? Sincerely, John Schneider.”
Schneider is now reportedly being investigated by way of the Secret Carrier as a result of the possibly threatening message.
The Dukes of Hazzard alum clarified the intent in the back of his reaction to Biden in a commentary to Us Weekly, pronouncing, “Seriously, folks? This is my final comment on this. I neither said nor implied any such thing. 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 reread my actual post and pay attention to the words before believing this nonsense.”
He persisted: “It’s my position, which I am entitled to have, that some of our nation’s 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.”
In the meantime, a spokesperson for the Secret Carrier advised Us that the company is “aware of the comments” made by way of Schneider, including, “As a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence. We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees.”
Previous to his arguable social media observation, Schneider were given emotional about completing The Masked Singer because the runner-up. He mentioned his past due spouse, Alicia Allain, impressed his determination to enroll in the contest sequence.
“I know that my bride would be delighted. [She] would have been back there having a great time,” he mentioned on Wednesday’s finale whilst discussing Allain’s dying following a struggle with breast most cancers. “My wife passed in February, this year. That’s why it’s still so fresh, and I think it’s always going to be fresh.”
Schneider teared up whilst discussing how he has coped with the loss, including, “Make sure that if you love somebody desperately — make sure before you go to sleep tonight that they know it.”