Suspected serial killer Frederick “Freddy” Charles Krueger expressed admiration for President Donald Trump in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) yesterday.
Krueger, who is currently facing criminal charges for supernatural homicide, somnio-trespassing, and unlicensed possession of a blade-fingered glove, spoke favorably about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This organization, run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been tasked with eliminating so-called wasteful spending by the federal government. DOGE generated controversy recently after gaining access to the federal government’s social security database.
“I thought I was using my powers to make people miserable,” Krueger noted in the video, “but Trump and Musk are on a whole other level! Not to mention, I always appreciate anyone who likes to…cut things down to size!” (At this, Krueger brandished his razor-glove and cackled maniacally.)
Krueger also sympathized with Musk over their mutually strained relationships with their children. “Problems with your daughter, right?” Krueger said. “Been there, done that. It can really kill you when you don’t get along…literally, in my case.”
The video is already creating widespread contention, with online users either viciously condemning or celebrating Krueger’s endorsement, depending on where they fall on the political spectrum. “Just when I thought a literal serial killer could not get any worse,” one Reddit user wrote. (None of the families of Krueger’s alleged victims have commented on his endorsement.)
Others have given Krueger more favorable attention. One X user called Krueger “the epitome of the innocent American family man persecuted for no reason by the insane woke mob.”
Musk himself reposted Krueger’s original message roughly six hours after it was made. President Trump has also taken notice of the video. In a recent interview, Trump expressed gratitude to Krueger, calling him “a very fine man, great guy, I like him, really, I like him a lot.”
Trump even implied that he might be willing to appoint Krueger to an immigration enforcement position. “I think he could go into people’s dreams, and he could find the illegal aliens, and he could chase them out,” he said. “He could just chase them out of those dreams, and there would be more dreams that real, legal Americans could have.”
North Star News noted that, besides logistical and other issues regarding dream-based immigration enforcement, Krueger is currently facing criminal charges, which might prevent him from gaining government office. “I’m not really very concerned about that,” Trump responded. “Because, of course, I can pardon him, right? I do that all the time, people are always talking about all these great pardons I’ve made. So if he gets convicted—and he probably won’t, because he’s a great guy, really, and they’ll see that, but if he does, I can just pardon him, and then there’s no problem.”
Other so-called “slasher” serial killers have commented on Krueger’s support of Trump. Charles Lee “Chucky” Ray, who stands accused of multiple murders committed while in the body of a doll, strongly condemns Krueger’s stance: “That [expletive deleted] dummy!”
Demonic agent Elliott “Pinhead” Spencer likewise critiqued Krueger, saying, “Usually I’m all about pain, but this is such an exception.” North Star News reached out to famed serial killer Michael Myers, a contemporary of Krueger, for comments, but he has remained silent.
Jason Voorhees is another serial killer, known for his fierce rivalry with Krueger. He spoke with North Star News on a video call from his property at Camp Crystal Lake in New Jersey, where he lives under house arrest. (Voorhees was convicted of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder, but received a plea deal, due in part to the fact that he is apparently too unkillable to execute.)
“If Freddy is appointed to the government, it could be a strategic advantage for him,” Voorhees (who is nonverbal) said using text-to-speech software. “Nightmares have always been Freddy’s thing. If he gains power, millions of people will be more afraid of him than ever. He’ll be able to shape America’s collective nightmare as a country for the next four years. For Freddy, that would really be reaching the pinnacle of his profession.”
“It’s just awful,” one Niles North student responded, when asked about their feelings on Krueger potentially joining the Trump administration. “A literal dream-walking serial killer becomes part of Trump’s government. Honestly, it feels like we’re living in an overly on-the-nose satire of modern life.”
