President Donald Trump reacted on social media Thursday night to the brutal attack and killing of a woman at a gas station in Florida.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the video of the attack from the store is one of the most vicious things anyone will ever see.Gruesome video of the interaction, also shared online by the Department of Homeland Security, shows a man repeatedly hitting the hood and sides of a car parked in the gas station’s parking lot with an object – an apparent hammer – in his hand.A woman is seen exiting the store and approaching the man, appearing to speak to him, and the man turns and walks towards her, according to the video, which is then lightly blurred due to the graphic nature of the attack.He immediately strikes the woman in the head with the object in his right hand, forcing her to fall backwards onto the store’s sidewalk. He is then seen striking her another six times on her head and torso before walking over her body and away from the scene.Police received calls around 7:19 a.m. notifying them that a woman had been hit with a hammer, according to court documents. When multiple officers responded to the scene, they found the woman unresponsive lying on the ground and she “was not breathing,” according to the documents.Along with the post, Trump also shared graphic video of the murder, in which the clerk, Nifula Easmin, was killed with a hammer.Sister station WBBH reports a memorial has been erected outside the gas station. Friends and family described Easmin as a loving mother, devoted to her faith.“Everybody, like, right now is sad …not only me, not only my Bangladeshi community,” M.D. Islam, a member of the Bangladeshi community in Fort Myers, told WBBH. “Also, all of us people, also around the world. They are very sad to see this news.”A detective reported that Rolbert Joachin, 40, admitted that he went to the gas station specifically to kill a gas station clerk. He has been charged with murder, criminal mischief, and damage to property over $1,000, a third-degree felony, according to the court documents.The president commented on Joachin being in the country illegally from Haiti and his expired Temporary Protected Status.According to DHS, Joachin first entered the U.S. in August 2022. A federal judge issued a final order of removal against him in 2022, but the government granted him Temporary Protected Status, which expired in 2024, the agency said.“The Biden Administration granted him, and all Haitians, ‘Temporary Protective Status,’ a massively abused and fraudulent program which my Administration is working to terminate,” Trump wrote in his post Thursday. “This one killing should be enough for these Radical Judges to STOP impeding my Administration’s Immigration Policies, and allow us to END THIS SCAM ONCE AND FOR ALL.”The Trump administration has long sought to terminate the protection for more than 350,000 Haitians, but the efforts were blocked earlier this year by a federal judge after plaintiffs argued DHS didn’t conduct the necessary review of whether it’s safe for them to return to Haiti. The administration has since asked the Supreme Court to intervene on its behalf.Trump also asked for people to pray for the family of Easmin, and he ensured “quick and severe” justice in the case.CNN contributed to this story
FORT MYERS, Fla. —
President Donald Trump reacted on social media Thursday night to the brutal attack and killing of a woman at a gas station in Florida.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the video of the attack from the store is one of the most vicious things anyone will ever see.
Gruesome video of the interaction, also shared online by the Department of Homeland Security, shows a man repeatedly hitting the hood and sides of a car parked in the gas station’s parking lot with an object – an apparent hammer – in his hand.
A woman is seen exiting the store and approaching the man, appearing to speak to him, and the man turns and walks towards her, according to the video, which is then lightly blurred due to the graphic nature of the attack.
He immediately strikes the woman in the head with the object in his right hand, forcing her to fall backwards onto the store’s sidewalk. He is then seen striking her another six times on her head and torso before walking over her body and away from the scene.
Police received calls around 7:19 a.m. notifying them that a woman had been hit with a hammer, according to court documents. When multiple officers responded to the scene, they found the woman unresponsive lying on the ground and she “was not breathing,” according to the documents.
Along with the post, Trump also shared graphic video of the murder, in which the clerk, Nifula Easmin, was killed with a hammer.
Sister station WBBH reports a memorial has been erected outside the gas station. Friends and family described Easmin as a loving mother, devoted to her faith.
“Everybody, like, right now is sad …not only me, not only my Bangladeshi community,” M.D. Islam, a member of the Bangladeshi community in Fort Myers, told WBBH. “Also, all of us people, also around the world. They are very sad to see this news.”
A detective reported that Rolbert Joachin, 40, admitted that he went to the gas station specifically to kill a gas station clerk. He has been charged with murder, criminal mischief, and damage to property over $1,000, a third-degree felony, according to the court documents.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO)
Rolbert Joachin, 40
The president commented on Joachin being in the country illegally from Haiti and his expired Temporary Protected Status.
According to DHS, Joachin first entered the U.S. in August 2022. A federal judge issued a final order of removal against him in 2022, but the government granted him Temporary Protected Status, which expired in 2024, the agency said.
“The Biden Administration granted him, and all Haitians, ‘Temporary Protective Status,’ a massively abused and fraudulent program which my Administration is working to terminate,” Trump wrote in his post Thursday. “This one killing should be enough for these Radical Judges to STOP impeding my Administration’s Immigration Policies, and allow us to END THIS SCAM ONCE AND FOR ALL.”
The Trump administration has long sought to terminate the protection for more than 350,000 Haitians, but the efforts were blocked earlier this year by a federal judge after plaintiffs argued DHS didn’t conduct the necessary review of whether it’s safe for them to return to Haiti. The administration has since asked the Supreme Court to intervene on its behalf.
Trump also asked for people to pray for the family of Easmin, and he ensured “quick and severe” justice in the case.
CNN contributed to this story