WASHINGTON (TNND) — A Democrat candidate running for Ohio Attorney General shared in a video posted on social media that he was going to “kill Donald Trump” by executing him.

In a 40 second video, Elliot Forhan explained a hypothetical scenario in which he tries and successfully convicts President Trump, who would be sentenced to death.

“I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump,” Forhan said.

“I mean, I’m going to obtain a conviction rendered by a jury of his peers at a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt based on evidence presented at a trial conducted in accordance with the requirements of due process, resulting in a sentence duly executed of capital punishment.”

The one-term state representative didn’t explain what crimes Trump had allegedly committed that would be worthy of the death penalty in the video.

Forhan’s video garnered a fierce rebuke from Republican leadership in Ohio such as State Auditor Keith Faber, who is also running for state attorney general but on the Republican ticket.

“That kind of vile comment makes it clear that Elliot Forhan is not qualified to be attorney general,” Forhan said in a video statement.

He also called on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton to reject Forhan’s rhetoric, but she has yet to address it publicly.

Former state Rep. Jay Edwards, now a Republican running for Ohio treasurer, said Forhan’s video “fits his pattern” of seeking to cause harm to his political opponents.

“He posted “F*** Charlie Kirk” days after his assassination, has a history of rage and now openly fantasizes about executing the President,” Edwards wrote on X.

In 2023, Democratic Party leadership removed Forhan from all of his committee assignments and access to an office because of his abusive behavior toward staff and colleagues.

“I am going to kill Donald Trump”—dressed up in legal jargon about trials and capital punishment,” Edwards wrote. “This isn’t clever; it’s a deranged fantasy from someone seeking Ohio’s top law enforcement role.”

The National News Desk reached out to Forhan for comment.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Metropolitan School District is going to give it a try Wednesday.

The city’s school district posted a message on its website Tuesday night that it intends to resume classes Wednesday. However, the message says the district intends to monitor weather conditions overnight.

Temperatures are expected to go as low as minus-3 degrees with wind chills at minus-15, according to the National Weather Service. The predicted temperature at 7 a.m. is 1 degree with wind chills at minus-11. A cold weather advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. Wednesday.

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That’s led dozens of districts to already cancel classes for Wednesday, including Akron Public Schools, Avon Lake City Schools, Elyria City Schools, Lorain City Schools, Medina City Schools and Strongsville City Schools.

Below is a list of closures and delays for Wednesday, Jan. 28. For a more complete list that includes day cares, preschools, Head Start programs and church programs, go to the list from cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer news partner WKYC Channel 3.

Academy of St. Bartholomew

Akron Public Schools

Albert Einstein Academy (all campuses)

Amherst Exempted Village Schools

Archbishop Hoban High School

Around the Sun Montessori School

Ashtabula Area City Schools

Ashtabula County Tech Campus

Avon Lake City Schools

Avon Local Schools

Barberton City Schools

Berea City Schools

Bethel Baptist Christian Academy

Black River Career Prep High School

Brooklyn City Schools

Brunswick City Schools

Buckeye Joint Vocational School District

Buckeye Local Schools (Ashtabula County)

Buckeye Local Schools (Medina County)

Building Bridges

C.A.S.T.L.E High School (Parma)

Cascade Career Prep

Central Christian School

Chapel Hill Christian School, North and South

Chippewa Local Schools

Christian Community School

Cleveland Arts & Social Sciences Academy

Clearview Local Schools

Cleveland Central Catholic High School

Cleveland Shambhala Center

Cleveland Sports Academy

Cloverleaf Local Schools

Community Action Head Start (Akron, Barberton)

Conneaut Area City Schools

Constellation School Westpark Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Middle

Constellation Schools Eastside Arts Academy

Constellation Schools Elyria Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Elyria Community Middle

Constellation Schools Lorain Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Lorain Community Middle

Constellation Schools Madison Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Middle

Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Parma Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Parma Community Middle

Constellation Schools Parma Community High School

Constellation Schools Parma Community Intermediate

Constellation Schools Puritas Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Puritas Community Middle

Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Westpark Community Middle

Constellation Schools Westside Community School of Arts

Constellation Schools Pearl Road Elementary

Copley Fairlawn City Schools

Cornerstone Community School

Corpus Christi Academy

Coventry Local Schools

Crestwood Local Schools

Cuyahoga Falls City Schools

Dale Roy School

Education Alternatives (Bedford, Brook Park, Elyria, Ravenna, Springfield, Willoughby)

EHOVE Career Center (two-hour delay)

Elyria Catholic High School

Elyria City Schools

Fairlawn Lutheran School

Fairview Park City Schools

Field Local Schools

Geneva Area City Schools

Ginn-Thompson School for Girls

Global Ambassadors Language Academy

Global Village Academy

Gospel Haven Academy (two-hour delay)

Grand Valley Local Schools

GSCELC SCOPE Academy

Hametown Christian Academy

Happy Hearts

Hartville Christian School

Highland Local Schools

Hiram College

Holy Cross Lutheran School

Holy Family (Stow)

Holy Name High School

Horizon Science Academy Denison Middle, Cleveland Middle, High School

I.D.M.R. Akron

Imagine Bella Academy

Immaculate Heart (Cuyahoga Falls)

Incarnate Word Academy Elementary

Innovation Academy West

Insightful Minds

Jefferson Area Local Schools

Kent City Schools

KidsLink School

Kingsway Christian School

Lake Center Christian Schools

Lake Ridge Academy

Lawrence School (Lower, Upper)

Lincoln Park Academy

Lorain City Schools

Lorain Preparatory School

Magnificat High School

Maplewood Career Center

Mayfair Christian School

Medina Christian Academy

Medina City Schools

Medina County Career Center

Midview Local Schools

Mogadore Local Schools

Monroe Preparatory Academy

Noble Academy (Cleveland)

Nordonia Hills City Schools

North Olmsted City Schools

North Ridgeville City Schools

North Royalton City Schools

Northside Christian Academy

Olmsted Falls City Schools

Open Door Christian Schools

Orchard Park Academy (Akron)

Our Lady of Angels Elementary

Our Lady of Elms (all closed)

Padua Franciscan High School

Parma City Schools

Parma Heights Christian Academy

Pathways to Success

Portage Learning Center (Atwater, Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro)

Positive Education Program

Pymatuning Valley Local Schools

R G Drage Career Center

Ramah Junior Academy

Ravenna School District

Redeemer Christian Elementary

Regina Coeli-St. Joseph

Revere Local Schools

Rising Sun Centers

Royal Redeemer Lutheran

S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center

Seton Catholic School

Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools

Southeast Local Schools (Portage County)

Springfield Local Schools (Summit County)

SS Philip and James School (Canal Fulton)

St. Adalbert (Cleveland)

St. Albert the Great Elementary

St. Angela Merici.

St. Anthony of Padua (Akron, Lorain, Parma)

St. Augustine (Barberton)

St. Charles Borromeo School

St. Columbkille Elementary

St. John Lutheran (Cleveland)

St. John School (Ashtabula)

St. Joseph-Randolph

St. Jude Elementary (Elyria)

St. Leo The Great (Cleveland)

St. Mary Elementary (Elyria)

St. Mary Immaculate (Avon)

St. Mary (Akron)

St. Mary (Berea)

St. Michael Archangel

St. Patrick Elementary (Kent)

St. Paul Lutheran (Westlake)

St. Peter Elementary (Lorain)

St. Peter (North Ridgeville)

St. Sebastian Elementary

St. Stanislaus Elementary

St. Thomas More Elementary

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (two-hour delay)

STEAM Academy (Warrensville)

STEPS Academy

Stepstone Academy

Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools

Streetsboro City Schools

Strongsville City Schools

Sts. Joseph and John (Strongsville)

Summit Academy Elementary (Akron, Lorain)

Summit Academy (Akron Middle, Secondary)

Summit Academy-Akron Secondary

Summit Christian School

Tallmadge City Schools

The Golden Key School

The Lippman School

Urban Vision (Akron)

Wadsworth City Schools

Warrensville Heights City Schools

Washington Park Community School

Windfall School

Wings of Change

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Matt Patricia isn’t returning to Columbus to mess around. He wants to win and wants to do so immediately to erase the bad taste from the Buckeyes’ Cotton Bowl loss to the Miami Hurricanes last month.

To do so, Patricia needed a mindset shift. It’s one made famous by ex-Ohio State legend Woody Hayes, whose words still resonate with Buckeye faithful to this day.

“You Win With People.”

“When you go into a new building, man, you better leave all that baggage behind,” Patricia said, via The Silver Bulletin.” “You [had] better leave that behind because they don’t deserve it or they’re not there in that same space.”

Patricia wants his players to remember, whether it’s ex-safety Caleb Downs or a practice squad plsyer thst he wants to remain in their life for as long as he can instead of just being transactional.

“I really have a lot of joy in this and love being around the guys and the relationships,” Patricia said. “I’ve got guys that I coached in the 90s, and I’m still really close with, and guys that don’t call, they just be like, ‘Hey, I need your advice on this,’ or after football, career advice and things like that. So I love being that mentor.”

Patricia does tend to use the growth vs. fixed mindset, channeling the growth mindset as his main source of positive coaching.

“I just try to take it one step at a time,” Patricia said. “I always want to have that growth mindset. I always want to be a curious learner.”

Matt Patricia Finds Inner-Motivation to Lead Buckeyes

Nonetheless, though, one thing is non-negotiable.

“I’m gonna give you everything I got,” Patricia said. “I’m really gonna sacrifice everything I can to make sure I come through for you.”

Regardless of the outcome, that’s Patricia’s constant message.

Everything can be reset, which Patricia realized after a failed stint with the Detroit Lions.

“I wasn’t my best version,” Patricia said. “I think learning that is really important. That’s how you get better as a coach, as a person.”

Now, he says feels much better about himself overall. Especially when it comes to mentoring players where he knows they will be successful with the next level like Downs.

“I think just in general with Caleb [Downs], just the amount of experience he has playing football is probably the most important thing,” Patricia said. “And his professionalism, and how he prepares, is probably the best example that I can point to for all the players.”

With Patricia at peace, the Buckeyes defense can move forward as well.

It remains to be seen whether everything pays off. Come August, we will find out.