John Hinckley Jr. is asked by X users to assassinate Donald Trump

John Hinckley Jr.the assassin who shot the president Ronald Reagan Now in the 1980s, he receives a barrage of vile requests online asking him to do the same to the president-elect Donald Trump.

The disturbing posts surfaced during the 2024 presidential election.

The comments are beyond troubling, with some telling Hinckley that they have “a job for.” [him]and that the country needs him “now more than ever.”

One user even tweeted, “I’m waiting for a hero.”

A Secret Service source told TMZ, “We are aware of the social media posts but do not comment on issues raised by the protective intelligence community.”

Trump already was Target of two assassination attempts this year…but the messages get even darker given Hinckley’s own history.

John Hinckley Jr. was arrested in March 1981 after shooting and wounding President Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in D.C. He also injured three other people in the shooting, including the White House press secretary James Bradywho was disabled for life by the gunshot wound.

The motivation behind Hinckley’s attack on the president was his obsession with the actress Jodie Foster …which led to him being found not guilty by reason of insanity in June 1982.

Hinckley remained in a mental institution for the next three decades… and was conditionally released to live with his mother in September 2016 after he was no longer considered a threat.

Trump particularly spoke out against Hinckley’s release at the time… saying the notorious gunman “should not have been released.”

Patty Davisthe daughter of Ronald and Nancy ReaganShe also criticized the decision to give Hinckley his freedom, saying her “heart.” [was] “disgusting” by the news.

Nevertheless, Hinckley made a point of condemning Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks after the 20-year-old shot the candidate at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July.