The man arrested outside Donald Trump’s Coachella rally has broken his silence, confirming that he supports the former president and denying that he was trying to shoot him.
Vem Miller, 49, is a registered Republican who attempted to present fake VIP credentials at a Trump rally on Saturday and was later arrested on illegal firearms charges.
A friend and business partner of Miller told DailyMail.com on Sunday that he is a total Trump supporter and criticized police for “not understanding that he is one of us.”
Speaking for the first time since his arrest, Miller said that while he keeps firearms in his car to protect against death threats, he has never fired one before and says he is “more than a novice” at them.
“I’ve literally never shot a gun in my life,” Miller said. “I don’t know anything about weapons.”
Trump’s third alleged assassin, Vem Miller, has broken his silence, confirming that he supports the former president and stating that he has never fired a gun in his life.
When asked about fox news Regarding his political beliefs, he confirmed: “Yes, I am a 100% Trump supporter.”
He added that while he had supported Democrat Barack Obama in the past, thinking he would “save us from unnecessary wars and censorship,” he has veered to the right toward libertarianism.
“I’m certainly more of a Republican now,” he said, stating that he has been “all in” for Trump since 2018.
Right-wing documentary filmmaker Mindy Robinson said Miller has been a MAGA activist for years, had no intention of killing the former president and said she had been to several pro-Trump events with him.
In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Robinson described Miller as a journalist and documentary filmmaker.
The two created an independent news site AmericaHappens.com after being repeatedly banned from YouTube for their stories promoting conspiracy theories, including that the deadly 2017 Las Vegas shooting was a “cover-up” with “multiple shooters.”
“He is a big Trump supporter. It’s what we’ve been doing for years,” Robinson said. “He’s my friend, we work together.”
A friend and business associate of Trump’s alleged third possible assassin, Vem Miller (pictured left), has spoken out, telling DailyMail.com that he is a total Trump supporter and criticizing police for “not understanding what it is.” one of us.”
Right-wing documentary filmmaker Mindy Robinson said Miller has been a MAGA activist for years, had no intention of killing the former president and said she had been to several pro-Trump events with him.
That backs up what federal agencies have been saying about the arrest.
Secret Service sources told the New York Post They doubt Miller would try to kill Trump and the FBI is not investigating the incident as an assassination attempt.
Miller reportedly called the idea of going after Trump “complete nonsense.”
“I had no intention of killing Trump,” Robinson added. ‘It’s ridiculous. It seems like a setup to me, or really inadequate police work. A bullshit excuse to get in a car and try to find something wrong with a Trump supporter or something.”
Robinson sharply criticized Riverside County police officers, who stopped Miller at a checkpoint on Saturday, where he allegedly presented them with a fake VIP and press pass for Trump’s Coachella rally, then searched his car and found illegal weapons. .
“It seems like it was an excuse to get in the car, look at his shitty car, and that’s when they found a gun. But all guns are illegal in California, it’s stupid,” he said, referring to California’s gun laws. strict compared to other states.
“I couldn’t go because I was going to have minor surgery. Thank God, because we probably would have carpooled and it would be a disaster.
Someone definitely stepped forward. And the way they published it was not the right way to do it either.”
In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Robinson described Miller (pictured) as a journalist and documentary filmmaker.
“He is a big Trump supporter. It’s what we’ve been doing for years,” Robinson said. “He’s my friend, we work together.”
He pointed to Miller’s quick release on $10,000 bail as a sign that authorities and the Trump campaign did not view him as an active threat.
‘It doesn’t make sense. Look at their social networks. “The same policy hasn’t changed for years,” he said.
Miller’s social media posts include videos at Republican events and selfies with pro-Trump media personalities popular with the far right, including Vivek Ramaswamy, Steven Bannon and Roger Stone. He even approached Donald Trump Jr. at a Republican event.
“A lot of people have told that story, not understanding that he’s one of us, and he’s been fighting the same fight all this time,” Robinson said.
Robinson has around 400,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) and runs her own show Conspiracy Truths with Mindy Robinson.
‘Normally it’s against Democrats, but we also hate Republicans. “We are very equal in our contempt for the corrupt government,” he said.
Robinson said the two met at protests and activist events in Las Vegas, where they both live, around 2020, and met in the small community of right-wing pro-Trump content creators who view the mainstream media as “corrupt.”
‘During Covid, that whole tyranny thing, many of us got off the couch and organized protests. “I kept seeing him and he approached me two or three years ago about starting our own network,” Robinson said.
Vem Miller, 49, was arrested Saturday near Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California, after firearms and high-capacity magazines were discovered in his car during a search at a checkpoint.
At his outdoor rallies, Donald Trump speaks behind a more obvious perimeter of bulletproof glass since the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Pictured: Trump at his rally in Coachella, California, on October 12, 2024.
‘We don’t get paid to do this. We get some advertisers and stuff. But for us it was really just about bringing the truth to light.’
Miller was detained after he was stopped at a checkpoint near the former president’s rally in Coachella, California, on Saturday shortly before 5 p.m. local time.
He allegedly presented false VIP credentials and was found to be in illegal possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine in his vehicle.
Local authorities claimed the incident is “probably” a third assassination attempt, after Trump was shot in the ear in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, and an armed suspect plotted to kill him at his West Palm golf club. Beach, Florida, in September. .
But a source close to the Trump campaign downplayed the threat, telling DailyMaill.com that the gunman was detained before he posed any danger.