A California man has been charged with making threats against Vice President JD Vance after posting comments about pipe bombs on Disney’s Instagram page during the Second Family’s visit to Disneyland last summer.
Marco Antonio Aguayo is accused of writing comments on July 12, 2025, the same day Vance and his family visited the Anaheim resort. One comment read: “Pipe bombs have been placed in preparation for J.D. Vance’s arrival.” Another added: “It’s time for us to rise up and you will be a witness to it.” A third taunted law enforcement, stating: “Good luck finding all of them on time there will be bloodshed tonight and we will bathe in the blood of corrupt politicians.”
Federal agents visited Aguayo’s home that day to question him about the posts, which came from an Instagram account with the handle “@jesses_andamy.” Aguayo initially denied writing them and claimed his account had been hacked, but later admitted he had written the post and told agents he “intended it merely as a joke to provoke attention and laughter.” He said he contemplated deleting the post but forgot to do so.
The complaint indicates a charge of threat against the president and successors to the presidency. The Vance family’s visit to Disneyland last summer drew protests from hundreds of people following a crackdown by immigration officials in California that led to violent clashes. Vance later apologised to the people of Anaheim, but only for the disruption caused to fellow theme-park-goers, saying during a podcast: “Sorry to all the people who were at Disneyland for the longer lines, but we had a very good time.”
