John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted the assassination of former President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has responded to concerning messages on social media calling for him to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.

John Hinckley Jr., the gunman who nearly killed President Reagan in 1981, responded after social media users pressured him to shoot President-elect Trump.

John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan, really wants people to stop asking him to kill Donald Trump. The 69-year-old spoke up on X Thursday after some users replied to his posts after Trump’s election win—which were innocuously promoting his art and website—with comments saying “We need you” and encouraging him to come out of “retirement.

Following Donald Trump's re-election, troubling posts on X have surfaced, with users calling on Reagan's would-be assassin, John Hinckley Jr., to target the president-elect. Federal authorities, including the Secret Service,

Hinckley has responded to concerning messages on social media calling for him to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.