The student who created an ‘art’ work inciting the assassination of President Donald Trump that was displayed in a window of a campus building at Kent State University in Ohio has “agreed to remove the display” according to a university spokesman in a statement emailed to TGP.
Kent State had previously said the Trump assassination ‘art’ would remain up.
An image of Trump’s head impaled on a pike with the message “We only have to get lucky once,” was displayed in a window of the Visual Arts Building. The display was first reported by WHK-AM talk radio host Bob Frantz.
Kent State Graffiti Threatens President Trump https://t.co/LZe5OlC9cw
— James J. Schofield (@SchofieldJ0625) April 17, 2025
Kent State building displays threat to life of President Trump. This is unacceptable at our colleges! pic.twitter.com/JG6SubRsWE
— Patti Mayonnaise (@PattiFunnie) April 17, 2025
Kent State initially stood by the display. Frantz posted an image of an email from the university stating the art display was part of a student’s “art thesis” and was protected by the Constitution and Ohio law, and would not be taken down:
KSU Statement: IT STAYS UP pic.twitter.com/GdxpthyNFU
— Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz (@StrictSpeaking) April 17, 2025
Thursday afternoon, Eric Mansfield, Assistant Vice President, Content Strategy and Communications at Kent State, emailed a response to a query by TGP, stating the student had agreed to take down the ‘art’:
The Kent State student whose art class exhibition included depictions of violence toward elected officials has agreed to remove the display.
The university supports the student’s decision and the work of the faculty to bring about a resolution to this matter.
Curiously, the statement appears to say the student’s art work targeted several elected officials with violent imagery.
Frantz posted a message Thursday afternoon from Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) that the ‘art’ would be taken down by 5 p.m.
https://t.co/dpIqgRncKy pic.twitter.com/fpaq5wNl0G
— Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz (@StrictSpeaking) April 17, 2025
The Secret Service told TGP the agency was aware of the assassination inciting art but would not comment on whether it was investigating. Frantz earlier reported that Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski was also aware.
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