The armed rally-goer accused of planning a third assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump claims to be a staunch Trump supporter who has “never” shot a gun in his life.
“Yes, I’m 100% a Trump supporter,” Vem Miller, 49, told Fox News Digital, vehemently denying a local sheriff’s claim that he brought weapons to the Republican candidate’s Coachella Valley rally Saturday to kill him.
“This is a man that I deeply admire,” he said, saying he is a registered Republican who has been “all-in” with Trump since 2018.
Miller said he bought the firearms because of death threats he’s had since launching America Happens Network, a series of podcasts, docuseries, and shows to combat “censorship.”
“I always travel around with my firearms in the back of my truck,” he told the outlet — while insisting he has never had to use them
“I’ve literally never even shot a gun in my life,” Miller told Fox in a phone interview. “I don’t know anything about guns. I am beyond a novice.”
Miller also denied claims that he was found at the checkpoint with a cache of fake passports and driver’s licenses.
“None of those are fake,” he said, noting that he is Armenian and has documents using his full Armenian name and documents that don’t.
He also criticized Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who said he was “far-right” and part of the “sovereign citizens” movement.
“That’s a nonsensical statement,” he says of the “Sovereign Citizen” movement. “I don’t think there’s such a thing.”
“Government is an inanimate object, it’s the individuals within government that matter, so no, I’m not a part of any of that,” Miller said.
“They’re saying that I’m part of these right-wing anti-government groups? Why aren’t they naming these groups? Because it doesn’t exist.”
Miller was arrested on gun charges but promptly released on $5,000 bail.
No federal charges have been filed, and neither the Secret Service nor the FBI believe it was a planned assassination attempt.
