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riversedge

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Thu May 28, 2026, 04:06 PM May 28

Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled "Do You Want To Die Today?" [View all]

Source: defector.com




Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled “Do You Want To Die Today?” By Samer Kalaf

9:48 AM EDT on May 28, 2026


Ryan Fournier, the co-founder and chairman of the group Students for Trump, was arrested early Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., after he allegedly assaulted and threatened a woman, according to documents obtained by Defector. The Metropolitan Police Department charged Fournier with simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm.

According to the affidavit, the incident occurred late Monday night at the Apartments at CityCenter, and the unnamed victim was a woman who said she had been dating Fournier for a couple of months, and was in town to visit him. In the victim's statement, she told police she tried to rouse an intoxicated Fournier, who had been passed out on the floor. When Fournier woke up, he "started swinging his fists at her and struck her in the face with a closed fist two or three times."

The victim also said that Fournier got on top of her as he hit her, and she needed to defend herself. She mentioned that Fournier had a knife at his side, but that he did not swing or point it at her. When police asked the victim if Fournier had made any threats during the incident, she said he said, "I'll kill everyone here," and added that he regularly makes statements of that nature..................

Read more: https://defector.com/students-for-trump-chairman-ryan-fournier-arrest-domestic-violence





Will Sommer @willsommer
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Pro-Trump activist Ryan Fournier, the founder of Students for Trump, has been arrested on domestic violence charges in DC.


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And this surprises you exactly how? Jilly_in_VA May 28 #1
What a surprise. yardwork May 28 #2
The future of the Republican Party, folks. Anyone who thinks "normalcy" is a remote possibility after this shitshow is a Karasu May 28 #3
Truth bigtime May 28 #13
And their lack of civility or that women are the reason for being rejected is solely due to their entitlement Deuxcents May 28 #4
Please don't insult Neanderthals. There is evidence they were advanced over people like this bozo. generalbetrayus May 29 #22
It's like all the people who strongly support him are violent thugs. tanyev May 28 #5
It was not Fournier's first arrest. In November 2023, he was arrested in North Carolina and charged with assault on a fe riversedge May 28 #6
Damn, he needs more than anger management counseling. Ilsa May 28 #7
I think castration would also be a good idea. FoxNewsSucks May 28 #10
Sounds like today's repub😶 Figarosmom May 28 #8
This is his second or third domestic battery arrest against a woman. And he founded misogynists for Trump. ChicagoTeamster May 28 #9
Students for Violence. Fascist Fucks. Cha May 28 #11
Isn't he touring this summer? blm May 28 #12
. Zelda_Orchid May 28 #14
Relax, everyone. He's just auditioning for a Trump Cabinet position. Midnight Writer May 28 #15
"Fournier also announced on LinkedIn that he had taken a role as Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Department Karasu May 28 #16
Recommended. H2O Man May 28 #17
You gotta keep your woman on her choke chain and in her place. Republican family values AZLD4Candidate May 28 #18
"Do You Want To Die Today?" Aussie105 May 29 #19
Ryan Fournier has been a Reich-wing shit for years. Grins May 29 #20
Paging Hammurabi! Paging Mr. Hammurabi! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E May 29 #21
What do you do with a drunken incel Blumancru May 29 #23
MAGAT INCEL AZ8theist May 29 #24
Bastard!! How can these type fuckers c0ntinue to hurt or threaten woman bluestarone May 30 #25
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