LOWELL, MA—On January 12, USReport confirmed that a WUML, University of Massachusetts radio station volunteer host, Hansel Lopez, resigned after commentary placed him on the U.S. Secret Service’s radar.
Fox News first reported that the Secret Service is aware that the former Lowell DJ post advocating for the death of Vice President JD Vance. Lopez wrote under the name, hanslopez.bsky.social: “It’s simple, we kill JD Vance.”
Lopez continued: “JD Vance thinks Britain and France are America’s likely enemies.”
The Bluesky account connected to Lopez has been suspended. His LinkedIn account lists him as the Music Director and DJ for WUML. He does not have an X account.
According to the WUML website, the radio station was founded in 1952. It is operated by the UMASS student body and claims to be commercial-free. The first post on the University Police UMass, Lowell website is an active threat training video.
A representative from UMass Lowell provided the following statement to The Sun and indicated Lopez was an alumni-volunteer-contributor, and not a current student.
“UMass Lowell takes seriously any threat of violence involving our community. Statements such as the post in question are inconsistent with the values of our democracy and our university. The individual in question has since resigned from his volunteer role at WUML and removed the post from his Blue Sky account.”
“UMass Lowell police promptly coordinated with the FBI, Secret Service, and Haverhill police the same day to ensure an appropriate response. Contact was made with the individual in question, and the necessary assessments were conducted in collaboration with federal partners. Authorities confirmed there was no immediate threat,” stated FOX News Digital
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance did not respond to Lopez’s remarks.
