High School Teacher Threatens Trump In Bizarre Facebook Rant

A Maine high school teacher has triggered widespread outrage—and a federal investigation—after publicly calling for the deaths of President Donald Trump and his supporters in a series of shocking Facebook posts.
JoAnna St. Germain, an English teacher at Waterville Senior High School, wrote Tuesday that the U.S. Secret Service should “take out every single person who supports Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts.” She also compared Trump to Hitler and accused him of running a “fascist dictatorship,” while insisting she was not advocating for assassination because, in her view, Trump isn’t a “duly elected” president.
“The Secret Service has the perfect opportunity, if they choose to step up and take it,” St. Germain wrote. “If you step up, we can avoid a civil war.”
That post, pinned to the top of her Facebook page and still public as of Thursday, ignited fierce criticism across social media and drew the attention of federal law enforcement. The U.S. Secret Service confirmed to Fox News Digital that it is aware of the post, though it declined to comment on details of the ongoing protective intelligence process.
In a follow-up post, St. Germain showed no signs of walking back her inflammatory rhetoric. “I’m not the least f—ing sorry,” she declared. “I believe Trump and every sycophant he has surrounded himself with… needs to die.” She even likened the Trump administration to Nazi Germany and doubled down on her call for violence against political opponents.
The school district quickly scrambled to respond. In an email obtained by The Maine Wire, Waterville Public Schools Superintendent Peter Hallen acknowledged the situation and said the district had “taken steps to ensure everyone’s safety.” Hallen added that an active investigation is underway in coordination with authorities.
As of now, St. Germain remains employed, though her future in the classroom is unclear.
Conservatives are demanding immediate action. “This is what public education has become in Democrat strongholds—teachers calling for political violence, and schools scrambling to cover it up,” one local parent posted online. Others are asking how someone who has publicly endorsed political killings is still teaching children.
The case is already being cited as another example of rising left-wing extremism in schools and the broader culture. Critics argue that if the political roles were reversed, the response would be swift and merciless.
“This isn’t just about one teacher—it’s about the ideology poisoning the education system,” said one Republican state lawmaker, who called for St. Germain’s firing and a broader review of ideological bias in Maine’s public schools.
The episode has sparked national debate over the state of civil discourse, political extremism, and the politicization of public education. As of now, neither the teacher nor the school district has issued a public apology.
For many, the most troubling part is not only the content of the post—but the defiance that followed.
“I knew what I was doing,” St. Germain wrote. “I’m making this post public for a reason.”
She may now get her wish for national attention—but not in the way she hoped. As the Secret Service investigates and parents demand accountability, the future of one high school teacher—and the culture that produced her statements—hangs in the balance.