A 19-year-old Missouri man who intentionally drove a rented box truck into a White House barrier reportedly confessed to officials that he has an admiration for Nazis and expressed a desire to “seize power” and “kill” President Joe Biden.
What Happened: According to court documents released on Tuesday, a Secret Service agent said Sai Varshith Kandula rented a U-Haul truck on Monday night after flying from St. Louis to Dulles International Airport on a one-way ticket, reported NBC News.
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The criminal complaint against Kandula charged him with depredation of property of the U.S. exceeding $1,000. As per the statement attached with the complaint, at approximately 9:35 P.M., Kandula drove the vehicle onto a sidewalk adjacent to the White House and collided with a metal barrier located north of the presidential house. He then put the truck in reverse and crashed into the barrier again before being apprehended by U.S. Park Police officers.
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When the officials questioned him about a flag with a swastika that he removed from a backpack, he told them that he'd bought it online because Nazis "have a great history."
He said he “admires their ‘authoritarian nature, Eugenics, and their one world order,'” the document said.
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He “stated his goal was to ‘get into the White House, seize power, and be put in charge of the nation.'”
“When agents asked how KANDULA would seize power, he stated he would ‘Kill the President if that’s what I have to do and would hurt anyone that would stand in my way.'”
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