A wave of hoax bomb threats targeting people across the political spectrum has US lawmakers on edge, with House Democratic leadership taking steps to provide “maximum protection”. He urges Congress to make a request.
Over Thanksgiving, nearly the entire Democratic delegation in the Connecticut state legislature faced a bomb threat that appeared to be signed “MAGA,” an abbreviation for Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” political movement. did.
These threats followed a spate of similar threats aimed at incoming Republican Trump administration appointees and their offices. The numbers were also “knocked down” by hoax phone calls to police aimed at provoking an armed police response against targets.
“Going forward, it is imperative that Congress provides maximum protection for all members and their families,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement.
Jeffries continued, “America is a democracy. Threats of violence against elected officials are unacceptable, unconscionable, and have no place in a civilized society. Political violence directed against any political party All perpetrators must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Jeffries’ office said the incidents “ranged from detailed threats of placing pipe bombs in mailboxes to assaults.” All signed “MAGA” at the end of their messages, according to Jeffries’ statement.
US Capitol Police declined to provide details of the threat against news website Axios in order to “minimize the risk of copying.”
Meanwhile, the FBI is investigating a series of pre-Thanksgiving threats against the incoming Trump administration.
Among those targeted was Elise Stefanik, a New York congresswoman who was nominated by President Trump to be the next ambassador to the United Nations. Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez Delemer, who President Trump wants to lead the Department of Labor; and former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin, who was selected to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Terrorist bombings and swatting attempts continued during the run-up to November’s presidential election, with politicians, election officials, and election offices being threatened.
The election campaign was held against a backdrop of warnings that close races and disputes could lead to social unrest. But Donald Trump’s clear victory over Vice President Kamala Harris has all but eliminated the possibility of protests or violence.
