8647

English

Etymology

From 86 (“get rid of, kill”) +‎ 47 (“second presidency of Donald Trump”)

Phrase

8647

1. (US politics, slang) A numeric code advocating for the impeachment of (and in some cases, the death of) Donald Trump.
   • 2025 May 15, Nnamdi Egwuonwu, “Former FBI Director James Comey under investigation for post seen as a potential threat to Trump's life”, in NBC News‎:

     In a now-deleted post on Instagram, Comey shared a photo of what he described as a "shell formation" on a beach that formed the numbers "8647."

   • 2025 May 16, Edward Helmore, “What does ‘8647’ really mean? Not what Trump’s supporters are saying”, in The Guardian‎:

     The former FBI director James Comey has said it did not occur to him that that the numbers 8647 – which he spotted spelled out in seashells on a beach, and posted on social media – could be interpreted as a call to assassinate the president, as many supporters of Donald Trump have claimed.

See also

• 8646