{"id":131282,"date":"2024-11-29T05:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T22:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131282"},"modified":"2024-11-29T05:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T22:02:50","slug":"democratic-lawmakers-from-connecticut-report-thanksgiving-bomb-threats-against-their-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131282","title":{"rendered":"Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Several Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes, the lawmakers or their offices said Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney and John Larson all reported that their homes were the subject of bomb threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of a bomb on the lawmakers\u2019 properties.<\/p>\n<p>This happened a day after a number of President-elect <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> \u2019s most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees reported that they had received <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-transition-bomb-threats-swatting-0a7f2166087f7c455cbba5b717dae439\">bomb threats and \u201cswatting attacks<\/a><\/span>,\u201d in which perpetrators initiate an emergency law enforcement response against a victim under false pretenses.<\/p>\n<p>Courtney\u2019s Vernon home received a bomb threat while his wife and children were there, his office said. <\/p>\n<p>Himes said Thursday morning he was notified of the threat against his home during a Thanksgiving celebration with his family. The U.S. Capitol Police, and Greenwich and Stamford police departments responded.<\/p>\n<p>Hines extended his family\u2019s \u201cutmost gratitude to our local law enforcement officers for their immediate action to ensure our safety.\u201d He added: \u201cThere is no place for political violence in this country, and I hope that we may all continue through the holiday season with peace and civility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Larson also said Thursday that East Hartford Police responded to a bomb threat against his home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about Trump's second term: Staffing the administration: Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far. Plus, a look at recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.Follow all of our coverage as Donald Trump assembles his second administration.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about Trump\u2019s second term:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow all of our coverage as <\/i><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"><i>Donald Trump<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> assembles his second administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The threats follow an election season marked by violence. In July, a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing him in the ear and killing one of his supporters. The Secret Service later thwarted a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-assassination-attempt-what-to-know-564c56e167c3cdc6c50f6a2e91db9a6c\">subsequent assassination attempt<\/a><\/span> at Trump\u2019s West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course when an agent spotted the barrel of a gun poking through a perimeter fence while Trump was golfing.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who received threats Wednesday were New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-united-nations-elise-stefanik-ambassador-2b482fb39a8d6f03d389d27cc8820056\">Trump\u2019s pick to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations<\/a><\/span>; Matt Gaetz, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaetz-trump-fbi-justice-department-248b46ba0c882dd46d661568e8bd3bd7\">Trump\u2019s initial pick to serve as attorney general<\/a><\/span>; Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, whom <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-cabinet-labor-secretary-lori-chavezderemer-feaa4672efac644aa60722d3a3215df1\">Trump chose to lead the Department of Labor<\/a><\/span>, and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-stephen-miller-policy-immigration-9cc6ad3118779b23bff88022ca5e2260\">who has been tapped<\/a><\/span> to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bomb-threats-democratic-lawmakers-connecticut-238ed68ed2c66601a6e0d4378715d6fe\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. 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