Caseville, MI – The Caseville community is embroiled in controversy following a contentious Facebook post linked to Tom Carriveau, owner of Explorer Charters, after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13.
Tom Carriveau claims he was hacked and did not author the post from his account, which appeared Saturday night and suggested disappointment that the shooter missed his target. The post ignited widespread backlash, leading to significant consequences for Carriveau.
“Damn, bad shot,” Carriveau posted on X. “Would have done the world a service.”
Now, he says he didn’t post the message and that somebody else did that. He claims his account was hacked by a nefarious actor who posted that comment about the former president after Saturday’s failed assassination attempt.
Steve Louwers, President of the Caseville Chamber of Commerce, announced that the board unanimously voted to terminate Carriveau’s membership. The decision was based on the post violating the chamber’s by-laws by engaging in conduct deemed unbecoming a charter member and practices detrimental to the community.
“The Board of Directors has voted to remove/expel Tom Carriveau/Explorer Charters-Cruise Lines from its membership for Engaging in conduct unbecoming a Chamber member, and Engaging in practices that are directly detrimental to the Chamber or the Caseville Area,” the chamber later posted regarding the incident. “As a registered 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization, review of our bylaws was necessary as we have not dealt with an issue such as this previously. We are committed to promoting the commerce of our member business and have determined that continued involvement with Mr. Carriveau would threaten the safety of, cause additional disruption, and create irreparable damages to our business community.”
“Again, the Caseville Area Chamber of Commerce DOES NOT condone the violent rhetoric of Mr. Carriveau under any circumstances,” the chamber added.
Carriveau locked his social media accounts after news of his post spread.
