There’s been a lot of (virtual) ink spilled over former FBI director James Comey and his now-deleted Instagram post. In it, he claimed to have come across an arrangement of seashells on the beach spelling out “86 47.” His caption read, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.
“86” refers to getting rid of something, while “47” refers to President Donald Trump. Har-dee-har-har. What a knee slapper.
Donald Trump Jr. suggested that Comey was calling for his dad’s murder:
Just James Comey causally calling for my dad to be murdered.
This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!!!! pic.twitter.com/4LUK6crHAT
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 15, 2025
By the way, Comey backtracked on his message and took it down.
Here at PJ Media, we’ve talked about it as well. Victoria Taft pointed out the suggestion of violence that the message implied, and she also wrote about how Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard mused whether to pursue criminal charges against Comey.
Matt Margolis suggested that conservatives may be overreacting to Comey’s antics — after all, “86” just means to get rid of, which could happen by non-violent…
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