WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Florida Democrat Senate candidate Angie Nixon said she wants Republican Senator Ashley Moody locked up and punished in jail.
- Nixon previously called for President Trump to be arrested and held accountable without explaining what she meant.
- When CNN asked whether she wanted Moody locked up, Nixon answered, “You know, she, yeah, basically…”
- Senator Chris Coons sat nearby as Nixon discussed imprisoning her Republican political opponent.
Florida Democrat US Senate candidate Angie Nixon is openly talking about putting her political opponents behind bars, offering voters a startling preview of what she wants to do with federal power.
Her targets include President Trump and Republican Senator Ashley Moody, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.
Nixon, who is running for the US Senate from Florida, previously posted that she wanted President Trump “arrested and held accountable.”

The statement did not explain what alleged conduct should lead to his arrest or what she meant by holding him accountable.
The candidate then escalated the rhetoric on Wednesday by promising punishment for Moody, her Republican opponent. Nixon did not merely criticize Moody’s record or argue that voters should remove her from office.
Instead, Nixon bluntly said she wanted Moody imprisoned. It was an extraordinary declaration from a candidate asking Floridians to give her a seat in the United States Senate.
“I want her locked up and punished in jail for what she has done. And so we are going to continue to stump on this campaign trail all across the state, from the panhandle to the Keys. And, we’re looking forward to them calling me “senator” on November 3rd.”
INSANE!
Florida Democrat Angie Nixon now says she will also “lock up" her political opponent if elected to the Senate: NIXON: "I want her locked up and punished in jail." CNN: "You want your Republican opponent locked up?” NIXON: "Yeah, basically…” https://t.co/t2TG5TCR9y — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 14, 2026
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The remarks turned what could have been a routine campaign pitch into a spectacle about jailing the opposition. Nixon paired her call for imprisonment with talk about traveling across Florida and winning the Senate race.
CNN followed up directly, asking, “You want your Republican opponent locked up?” The question gave Nixon a clear opportunity to clarify, retreat, or explain the basis for her demand.
Nixon did not withdraw the statement. She answered, “You know, she, yeah, basically…” and left little doubt that imprisonment was precisely what she had in mind.
Senator Chris Coons was seated nearby as Nixon delivered the remarks. His facial expressions drew attention as he listened to his Democrat compatriot describe her desire to put a Republican political rival in jail.
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The exchange was circulated by RNC Research in a post dated October 14, 2026. The post highlighted Nixon’s statements that she wanted Moody “locked up and punished in jail” and that her answer was “Yeah, basically…”
Nixon’s language toward Moody followed her earlier demand involving Trump. In both cases, the Florida Democrat presented arrest or imprisonment as an appropriate response to prominent Republicans she opposes.
Socialist Angie wants the government taking more of your hard-earned money.
Florida’s economy thrives on freedom, not heavy-handed, high-tax socialism. We won't let radical policies wreck the Free State of Florida. https://t.co/qAWXwcGuwp — Ashley Moody (@AshleyMoodyFL) October 12, 2026
The source described the modern Democrat Party as unconcerned with laws or justice and eager to imprison people who reject its radicalism. Nixon’s own words gave that criticism plenty of fuel, since she openly made incarceration part of her campaign rhetoric.
There was no detailed legal argument presented in the quoted exchange. Nixon said she wanted Moody punished for “what she has done,” but the provided remarks did not identify a charge, a statute, or a specific legal process.
Likewise, the statement about Trump called for him to be “arrested and held accountable” without explaining what Nixon meant. Nixon had not made the meaning of that demand clear.
Nixon also made her electoral ambition plain, saying her campaign would continue traveling from the Florida panhandle to the Keys. She said she looked forward to people calling her senator on November 3rd.
That campaign boast landed beside an unmistakable threat against her Republican opponent. Rather than simply asking voters to defeat Moody, Nixon said she wanted her punished in jail, then confirmed the point when CNN pressed her.
The article characterized Nixon as a Democrat socialist and a nightmare for Americans. Her remarks supplied the central concern: a Senate candidate openly discussing the arrest of Trump and imprisonment of the Republican she hopes to defeat.
For voters, the contrast could hardly be sharper. Nixon is campaigning for a powerful federal office while publicly embracing the idea that political adversaries should be locked up, with Moody and Trump placed squarely in her sights.
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