Former FBI director James Comey is under investigation for implying President Donald Trump ‘should be assassinated.’

Comey uploaded a cryptic picture on his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon, which featured an assortment of shells arranged to spell out: ’86 47.’

The combination of numbers has allegedly been linked to the assassination of Trump and a ‘quiet resistence.’

Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem exploded at Comey on X within hours, amid mounting fury from MAGA loyalists.

‘Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of President Trump,’ she wrote.

‘DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately.’

Comey swiftly deleted the Instagram photo, but not before it was seized upon and shared widely among right-wing X accounts.

Trump’s son Don Jr. weighed in on Thursday, expressing shock over the post.

Former FBI director James Comey is under investigation for implying President Donald Trump ‘should be assassinated’

He wrote: Just James Comey causally [sic] calling for my dad to be murdered. This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!’

Comey issued a statement on Thursday night insisting it was an honest mistake and he did not understand the connotations of the message.

‘I posted a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message,’ he wrote.

‘I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me, but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.’  

This is a breaking news story. More to come.