The internet poster called President Trump a \u201csociopathic mob boss,\u201d said the administration \u201clies like it breathes\u201d and accused Democratic leadership of engaging in \u201c\u2018bipartisanship\u2019 with Nazis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Federal authorities are looking into whether the man at the keyboard who used the name \u201ccoldforce\u201d may have been Cole Tomas Allen<\/a>, who was charged Monday<\/a> with trying to assassinate President Trump, according to people familiar with the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n They are seeking to understand better what may have motivated Mr. Allen, 31, whom they have accused of coming to Washington with a pump-action shotgun, a handgun and three knives to attack the White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner.<\/p>\n A review of the user\u2019s archived posts on Bluesky, a social media platform popular among left-leaning users, shows that the account often wrote or promoted posts that took liberal positions on political issues.<\/p>\n Most posts, which begin in late 2024, do not advocate violence and are unremarkable on the liberal forum. The user posted most frequently about the war in Ukraine, expressing frustration with the Trump administration for \u201cbetraying\u201d allies. Recently, the account was also writing or sharing posts about what the writer called a \u201cdumbass\u201d war in Iran and the administration\u2019s aggressive immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n But some posts suggested a sense that the American system was no longer working.<\/p>\n In May 2025, the user accused the three branches of government of engaging in \u201ctreasonous behavior\u201d and called it a \u201ccivic virtue issue, basically a moral issue, and that\u2019s not fixable with laws.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this year, the user hinted at something more ominous.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m getting the impression that a lot of American politicians and staffers think this is all a game,\u201d the person wrote in January. \u201cNot really looking forward to the \u2018this is not a game\u2019 portion of history that is 99 percent likely to be coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n In the Bluesky posts, \u201ccoldforce\u201d frequently refers to Mr. Trump as a \u201ctraitor.\u201d In several posts, the user alludes to allegations of sexual misconduct on the part of the president.<\/p>\n