{"id":224100,"date":"2026-04-08T23:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224100\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T23:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:29:10","slug":"jacksonville-medical-examiner-official-on-leave-post-appears-to-wish-for-donald-trumps-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224100\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville medical examiner official on leave, post appears to wish for Donald Trump\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Action News Jax\u2019s Ben Becker has learned a high-ranking member of the Duval County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office has been placed on paid administrative leave by the city following a viral social media post in which he appeared to wish for President Donald Trump\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Bob Pfalzgraf made the post on X at 12:04 a.m. Monday. In it, he wrote, \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the big beautiful obituary,\u201d in apparent reference to Trump\u2019s spending package.<\/p>\n

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The post quickly gained traction online, drawing roughly 20,000 likes and 11,000 reposts after being shared by the account \u201cLibs of TikTok.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, the City of Jacksonville said, \u201cMr. Pfalzgraf has been placed on administrative leave while we investigate the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pfalzgraf has served at the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office since 2020 and has the second-highest salary in the City of Jacksonville at $306,653. Only Chief Medical Examiner Dr. B. Robert Pietak makes more at $434,968.<\/p>\n

CEOs of independent authorities such as JEA and JTA make more but are not considered city employees as they are hired by boards of directors.<\/p>\n

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According to the Medical Examiner\u2019s website, the office provides services to over 1,300,000 people in Northeast Florida who live in two districts:<\/p>\n

District 3: Columbia, Hamilton Counties (served by District 4)<\/p>\n

District 4: Clay, Duval, Nassau Counties<\/p>\n

Reached by text message, Pfalzgraf told Becker he \u201cwill wait to see what the city has to say\u201d before commenting.<\/p>\n

The Florida Department of Health, which licenses Pfalzgraf, declined comment as well.<\/p>\n

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