‘Just do it': Abbie Chatfield sparks outrage with shocking call to American ‘incels'
The Sydney-based social media personality, 30, a prominent left-wing podcaster and influencer, shared the clip to TikTok where she referenced 'incels' and asked 'when are you going to do it?', without directly naming the President.
Incel, short for 'involuntarily celibate', refers to an online subculture of young men who blame women for denying them sexual attention.
A number of so-called incels have been involved in violent attacks, most notoriously Alek Minassian, 32, who killed 10 people and injured 16 when he drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians in Toronto, Canada, in 2018.
Chatfield, who regularly posts videos railing against Mr Trump, did not directly name the President in her video, but hinted he should be harmed while making a gun symbol with her fingers.
'Americans, when are you going to do it?' she said.
'Why is it not already done? Every day, there's another [gun symbol] happening, right? Awful for your country, right? Awful, right? Why don't we redirect this energy to something else, you know?
'There's all these incels, 'no one wants to f**k me', so they go and do [gun symbol]. You know what would actually make people respect you a little bit, and maybe want to f**k you? Is if you did it.
'You'd get heaps of fan mail. Oh my God. Oh my God. Just do it. Like, you're all doing it every day anyway. Like, I don't f**king get it.'
Chatfield's management has been contacted for comment.
Chatfield, a former Bachelor star who now hosts the popular podcast It's A Lot, has more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram and TikTok.
Social media users condemned the video, which comes as the US experiences a disturbing rise in politically motivated violence.
'This isn't free speech,' wrote X user Chris Mate. 'It's not activism. It's incitement — and at the very least, she should be detained and questioned by federal police.'
Another user wrote, 'This is the person who Albanese promotes.'
Chatfield interviewed Mr Albanese on her podcast in February in the lead-up to the election.
The pair discussed a range of issues including political strategy and voter engagement, climate change, women's rights, Mr Albanese's upcoming wedding, the war in the Middle East and Mr Trump.
Chatfield, a vocal Greens supporter, later came under fire from feminist activist Clementine Ford, who branded her a 'f**king fake' over her political views, particularly on Palestine.
Mr Trump has already narrowly survived two assassination attempts.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, shot then-candidate Trump in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 last year, killing crowd member Corey Comperatore, 50, and severely injuring two others.
Crooks was immediately shot and killed by Secret Service snipers.
Just nine weeks later, on September 15, Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, allegedly attempted to assassinate Mr Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The North Carolina construction worker was allegedly lying in wait with an AK-style rifle in the bushes by the golf course when he was spotted by a Secret Service agent, who opened fire and caused Mr Routh to flee the scene before being captured nearby.
He has pleaded not guilty to five federal charges, including attempted assassination. His trial has been set for September 8.
In addition to the attacks on Mr Trump, a number of other high-profile killings have recently shocked the US.
Luigi Mangione, 27, accused of gunning down health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, 50, in New York in December, has attracted a large fanbase of largely left-wing, female supporters.
Mr Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges including murder and will return to court in December.
Last month, a Minnesota Democratic state representative and her husband were killed in their home in a 'politically motivated assassination', with another politician and his wife surviving being shot multiple times.
Vance Boelter, 57, was captured after a massive manhunt. Mr Boelter plans to plead not guilty to murder charges, which could carry the death penalty.
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