Elliot Forhan, a Democrat candidate for Ohio attorney general, stated he would “kill Donald Trump” through capital punishment.

“I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump,” Forhan said. “I mean I’m going to obtain a conviction rendered by a jury of his peers at a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt based on evidence presented at a trial conducted in accordance with the requirements of due process, resulting in a sentence, duly executed, of capital punishment.”

Forhan announced his campaign for attorney general in February 2025. He previously served one term in the Ohio House of Representatives where he was stripped from his committee assignments and lost access to his office due to reported altercations with colleagues.

Forhan has made controversial public statements in the past, including a Facebook post attacking Charlie Kirk in the days following Kirk’s assassination. Five days after Kirk was killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, Forhan wrote a post reading “F Charlie Kirk,” later defending the language as intentional. When asked whether his post reflected good manners, Forhan responded, “The truth is more important.” Forhan later edited the post multiple times, eventually adding the line “Violence is wrong,” and said he made the changes after feedback from a fellow Democrat.