WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – An Arizona man is wanted after threatening over social media to kill former President Donald Trump, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, is in Cochise County as he visits the U.S. border with Mexico as part of his campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man, Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, has multiple outstanding warrants from Wisconsin, the sheriff’s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No, I have not heard that but I am not that surprised and the reason is because I want to do things that are very bad for the bad guys,” Trump said when asked about that threat against him in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the latest in a series of threats against candidates ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In early August, a Virginia man was charged with threatening Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic rival, and a New Hampshire man was arrested in December for threatening to kill Republican presidential candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In July, Trump was shot in his ear in an attempted assassination that left two others injured and one man dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. Secret Service came under widespread scrutiny following the shooting. It resulted in the resignation of the agency’s director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite this and new threats, Trump said he has “great respect” for the Secret Service and “the job they do,” while adding they made mistakes from which they will learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n