A Connecticut State Trooper was investigated by Internal Affairs after he made social media posts calling for President Donald Trump to “go after” Attorney General William Tong over the state’s spending for illegal immigrants and the Trust Act and demanding that Sen. Richard Blumenthal stand when the president is speaking.
Trooper First Class John Myer was found by Internal Affairs to have violated Connecticut State Police policy on social media usage when he made “incendiary” posts to his social media page on which he was pictured wearing his state police uniform and seated on a state police motorcycle.
“President Trump. When are you going to act on Connecticut’s Trust Act? When will you go after Attorney General Tong?” Myer wrote in a social media post, according to the January 28, 2026, IA report. “How about driver’s licenses to illegals, given in all languages? What about our safe haven cities? Please help! CT spent 1.3 Billion on illegals.”
“Blumenthal you better start standing when the President is speaking,” Myer continued. “Unless he’s speaking about real veterans and then you can sit.”
There were further posts of images related to Connecticut’s healthcare spending for undocumented immigrants, and state spending on “illegal immigrants,” in general.
The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) policy on social media states that employees should “exercise caution” when posting to social media and “consider whether personal thoughts he or she publish may be misunderstood as expressing specific opinions of the agency.”
“If DESPP personnel identify his/her employment with DESPP, he/she assumes responsibility for representing DESPP in a positive light and professional manner and shall not post any material that may negatively reflect on DESPP, whether on or off duty,” the policy states.
A complaint about the posts was submitted to the state police by an anonymous source in March 2025, according to the report, and the investigation was concluded in January 2026. The investigator wrote that Myer was on workers’ compensation throughout the investigation and was therefore unable to interview him, but concluded that Myer’s actions violated the State Police’s social media policy.
Under the stipulated agreement reached between Myer, the union, and IA, Myer would not receive any discipline, but the agreement would be retained by labor relations in case of “any future progressive discipline which may occur involving substantially similar conduct.”
Myer is already a defendant in a federal lawsuit alleging he used his police powers to stalk and harass an individual with whom he had a personal issue, including allegedly accessing that individual’s medical records under the false pretense of conducting an investigation.
A 2023 IA investigation into Myer’s conduct substantiated numerous allegations against Myer, and the lawsuit alleges he was improperly allowed to continue working as a state trooper, creating a risk for the public.
Attorney General William Tong has filed over forty lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s various executive orders and actions and maintains that Connecticut is not a “sanctuary state,” and Sen. Blumenthal announced in August 2025 that he was launching an investigation into reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) using excessive force and potentially illegal tactics.
Under Connecticut’s Trust Act, local and state police are prohibited from cooperating with federal immigration officers unless the individual sought by immigration officers has convictions for serious crimes or is on a terrorist watch list. The General Assembly has also advanced legislation that will place restrictions on federal officers operating in Connecticut.
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against the State of Connecticut and the City of New Haven, looking to invalidate the Trust Act and New Haven’s local policies.
Myer is certainly not the first officer to be cited for social media postings. Although he received no punishment, police officers in other departments have received discipline for making politically or racially charged social media posts in violation of department policies.
In 2019, a Naugatuck police officer was suspended without pay for five days after posting videos to social media making comments about immigrants; a Hartford police officer in 2019 was placed under investigation for disparaging remarks made on social media about an area of Hartford; and a Stratford police officer was suspended for three days without pay in 2020 for calling Black Lives Matter a terrorist organization on social media.
In 2020, Naugatuck Police Chief Steven Hunt was investigated over social media posts made by his daughter, but it was ultimately determined there was no just cause for discipline, because Hunt had not made the posts.
“Based on this investigation, the undisputed evidence indicated that Trooper First Class Myer’s social media posts represented himself as a member of the Connecticut State Police and were interpreted in a way that negatively reflected on the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection,” investigator Joel Portorreal wrote.
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When did freedom of speech become illegal, inn a country, founded on limitless freedom of speech.
Connecticut izzz definitely knot that constitution state.
Freedom of speech has never meant freedom from consequences; especially for those in positions of authority. When conduct crosses into policy violations or abuse of power, it’s no longer about speech, it’s about accountability.
Freedom of speech has never meant freedom from consequences—especially for those in positions of authority. When conduct crosses into policy violations or abuse of power, it’s no longer about speech, it’s about accountability.
That trooper is a disgrace and obviously a ignorant idiot. I could say much more but I will not stoop to his disgusting level. Hopefully someone else sues him.
This isn’t a one-off, it’s a documented pattern of abuse of power and disobedience reflected in multiple sustained Internal Affairs findings across separate investigations. Serious violations have been sustained, yet no meaningful consequence. Appears Myer remains employed and pension-eligible. At what point do sustained findings actually lead to accountability? Make it make sense.
Another example of the left suppressing free speech. The troopers “ position of power “ is a moot point. I am delighted to see anyone standing up against TDS!
Finally a cop with integrity. Leave him alone let him speak the truth. Our state has been over run by illegal immigrants and hard working citizens are forced to support them through taxes.
Cop with integrity??? This trooper has a pending lawsuit for stalking and targeting someone for years. Fact check yourself!
Labeling this trooper as having “integrity”while there’s a lawsuit alleging stalking and targeting is wild. Read up before defending him.
Yes, the officer should obey social media rules for his profession. That said, he said what hundreds of thousands of us Nutmeggers think everyday.
Agree on all—but given the pending lawsuit and prior IA history, this reads as a pattern of poor judgment.
As a life long conservative Republican I am ashamed of the hypocrisy of Federal & State government. The President’s use of social media to preach hate. His misuse of powers to start wars & put incompetent Cabinet members in place. His misuse of Justice Department & trying to influence Supreme Court. During his first term he blocked of new & renewed work & educational visas. He fired large numbers of staff that process this visas & citizenship. Most of the so call illegal aliens have been applying for visas and citizenship for several years. The President & Vice President’s wives had no problem getting a visa or citizenship. Very local contractor, garage, lawn plow service, restaurant, fishing boat, on & on have undocumented aliens working for them. They are not taking away jobs from citizens because young people are educated to pursue college or technical school degrees.
Years ago when I was active in local & State politics we worked for the good of all. As a Republican I would debate Democrats but once meeting was over; I had no animosity toward them & often went to a local watering hole for a beer together. Iran & Venezuela are Trump’s Vietnam never action has accomplish the intended goal. As a Army Reservist in late 1960s I was active in riot control unit that got located in DC, eastern shore of MD, Philadelphia, & Boston. Ugly time we are revisiting. My wife was a Democrat.
I’m a former Democrat and I feel just the opposite. What has become of my former party? JFK must be spinning in his grave! Democrats care more about the citizens of other countries than us- those they were elected to represent.
As for immigration: Come here legally, like my 4 grandparents and Mrs Trump did. By the way, Mrs Vance is not an immigrant, but thank you for your stereotype about people of Indian ancestry.
Trooper Myer speaks the Truth
We are being silenced in CT.
The “Winners” in Hartford silence all dissent.
No minority representation even in blue towns .
Hartford is not allowing the towns to enforce local Planning and Zoning nor can new builds be forced to go thru Inland Wetland reviews
Housing need is created by insane re-evals, 48% tax increases.
People can’t afford to sell or stay if you are a Senior .
Pretty whimsical to steal from Peter to get Paul’s vote.
Speak up we are living in a very corrupt State
Sadly, trooper Myer does not have integrity. Please educate yourself on Myers first Internal Affairs investigation where he sustained six serious charges of targeting/harassing, falsifying reports, withholding evidence, breaking the HIPPA law, etc.
This more recent matter, while perhaps less severe on its own, should not be viewed in isolation. It’s just another leg that reflects a broader pattern of conduct and disregard for established policies. When similar issues arise across separate investigations, especially after having a serious IA under your belt, it raises legitimate concerns about judgement and accountability.
This trooper deliberately broke policy fully knowing it was wrong. Wrong and lack of judgement has been a pattern of Myers; only in much more serious situations.
Much more to this trooper than this IA and he should not be celebrated but rather under careful review.
Wow check the first IA. It’s some read. His own sergeant and fellow officers went against him and sided with the victim. When your own go against you, that says everything.
In response to a single person making multiple comments under different names, we have readjusted those comments to say they are from “Person A.”
Our hope is to maintain commenter anonymity, but also prevent manipulation of public perception.
I bet you if he was all for the illegals they would probably promote him.
This letter is written in defense of our first amendment, of which everyone is guaranteed. We all have no less right to expressing our viewpoints than any politician has.
State Trooper John Meyer did not write anything libelous or untrue on his personal Facebook account. As Connecticut continues to be one of the top states businesses and residents exit due mostly to high taxes, Meyer’s facts about how much our tiny state is spending on illegal immigrants are true. We spent over 80 million dollars on healthcare through Medicaid for prenatal, postpartum, and children, and a whopping total of 1-billion, 300-hundred-million per year on Medicare, Medicaid, and housing for those living in our state without authorization.
No intelligent person would ever believe Trooper Meyer’s private Facebook account was the official Facebook page of his barracks or the State Police. While perhaps he should not have used the photo of him in uniform on his private page, that also is protected by the 1st Amendment.
How peculiar it is that someone finding true facts or opinion based on facts about Attorney General Tong, Senator Blumenthal, or how much our state spends on illegal immigrants being posted is offensive enough to report it anonymously. I just bought a tee shirt which reads “I’m Sorry if I Offended You by Using Facts and Logic” written on it. It’s probably a best seller because it has become all too true. The state should not reprimand a state trooper for posting facts or his opinion on social media. He has every right to do so, and we should all defend that right. Perhaps Internal Affairs has too much pressure on them from elected politicians in Connecticut to honor our nation’s Constitution.