{"id":132089,"date":"2024-12-01T10:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132089"},"modified":"2024-12-01T10:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:34:02","slug":"democratic-lawmakers-targeted-with-maga-death-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132089","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Lawmakers Targeted With \u2018MAGA\u2019 Death Threats"},"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 id=\"\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Several Democratic lawmakers, their families, and law enforcement personnel were reportedly victims of bomb threats and \u201cswatting\u201d incidents amid a flurry of harassment directed at elected officials. A spokesperson for House Minority Leader <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/hakeem-jeffries\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/hakeem-jeffries\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> said Friday that <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/democraticleader.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/office-leader-jeffries-statement-threats-political-violence-against-members')\" href=\"https:\/\/democraticleader.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/office-leader-jeffries-statement-threats-political-violence-against-members\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/democraticleader.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/office-leader-jeffries-statement-threats-political-violence-against-members\">the threats<\/a> were \u201call signed with \u2018MAGA\u2019 at the conclusion of the message.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the spokesperson, the harassment ranged from \u201cdetailed threats of a pipe bomb placed in mailboxes to swatting.\u201d Jeffries called for \u201cmaximum protection for all members and their families moving forward\u201d in the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/fbi\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/fbi\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/fbi\">FBI<\/a> is reportedly investigating the incidents with the \u201cstate and local partners,\u201d and no devices were found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While Jeffries&#8217; spokesperson did not name the targeted Democrats, Connecticut Reps Rosa DeLauro, Jahana Hayes, and Jim Himes <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/29\/democratic-lawmakers-targeted-with-threats-signed-with-maga\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/29\/democratic-lawmakers-targeted-with-threats-signed-with-maga\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/29\/democratic-lawmakers-targeted-with-threats-signed-with-maga\/\">claimed<\/a> they received bomb threats in separate statements on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/29\/magaziner-rhode-island-connecticut-bomb-threat')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/29\/magaziner-rhode-island-connecticut-bomb-threat\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/29\/magaziner-rhode-island-connecticut-bomb-threat\">revealed on Friday<\/a> that he and his family were also targeted in a bomb threat at their home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe are safe and there was no evidence of a bomb on the property,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Fellow Rhode Islander Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse received a menacing threat similar to those \u201cmade against other Democrats on Thanksgiving,\u201d according to his office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">News of Democratic lawmakers weathering violent harassment comes days after several picks for <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s incoming administration <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-admin-picks-targeted-with-swatting-and-violent-threats-ahead-of-thanksgiving\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-admin-picks-targeted-with-swatting-and-violent-threats-ahead-of-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-admin-picks-targeted-with-swatting-and-violent-threats-ahead-of-thanksgiving\/\">were also targeted<\/a> with \u201cviolent, unAmerican threats,\u201d including New York Rep. <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/elise-stefanik\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/elise-stefanik\">Elise Stefanik<\/a>, nominee for EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, agriculture secretary nominee Brooke Rollins, and defense secretary nominee <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/pete-hegseth\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/pete-hegseth\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While the president-elect\u2019s team declined to provide in-depth information on the threats, Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt commended law enforcement\u2019s response. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-media-item b-article-body__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"U.S. Capitol Police officers work at a checkpoint of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 18, 2023.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/FZ5WI6F6MRGU7NC47DGQF2JQ7Y.JPG?auth=9cca8b5c31987b961ee49224460959404fadc7f009a15a7f75542d8ddd835d55&amp;width=800&amp;height=533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/FZ5WI6F6MRGU7NC47DGQF2JQ7Y.JPG?auth=9cca8b5c31987b961ee49224460959404fadc7f009a15a7f75542d8ddd835d55&amp;width=274&amp;height=182 274w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/FZ5WI6F6MRGU7NC47DGQF2JQ7Y.JPG?auth=9cca8b5c31987b961ee49224460959404fadc7f009a15a7f75542d8ddd835d55&amp;width=400&amp;height=266 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/FZ5WI6F6MRGU7NC47DGQF2JQ7Y.JPG?auth=9cca8b5c31987b961ee49224460959404fadc7f009a15a7f75542d8ddd835d55&amp;width=768&amp;height=511 768w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/FZ5WI6F6MRGU7NC47DGQF2JQ7Y.JPG?auth=9cca8b5c31987b961ee49224460959404fadc7f009a15a7f75542d8ddd835d55&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682 1024w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/FZ5WI6F6MRGU7NC47DGQF2JQ7Y.JPG?auth=9cca8b5c31987b961ee49224460959404fadc7f009a15a7f75542d8ddd835d55&amp;width=1440&amp;height=959 1440w\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/><figcaption class=\"c-media-item__fig-caption\"><span class=\"c-media-item__caption\">Lawmakers have experienced a rising number of security incidents in recent years. <\/span><span class=\"c-media-item__credit\">JONATHAN ERNST\/Jonathan Ernst\/Reuters <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The slew of bomb threats this week, to many members of Congress, is reportedly \u201c<a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/30\/congress-reaction-thanksgiving-bomb-threats')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/30\/congress-reaction-thanksgiving-bomb-threats\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/30\/congress-reaction-thanksgiving-bomb-threats\">all too familiar<\/a>,\u201d as lawmakers have experienced a rising number of security incidents in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think honestly it\u2019s become part of what we all deal with &#8230; death threats [and] protests are far more common than many realize,\u201d a senior House Democrat told Axios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">One House Republican told Axios that this was their \u201cworst week of death threats ever.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Threats against members of Congress have skyrocketed from 902 Capitol Police threat assessment cases in 2016 to <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/01\/19\/threats-members-congress-2023')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/01\/19\/threats-members-congress-2023\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/01\/19\/threats-members-congress-2023\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 8,000 in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Despite law enforcement deeming each of the recent threats non-credible, Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen said he is \u201cnot optimistic that we\u2019ll turn the corner anytime soon.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Lawmakers, he said \u201cneed to be careful and concerned about violence against public officials\u201d as \u201cdisrespect for public officials and civic institutions has grown in the last eight years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<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<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:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/democratic-lawmakers-targeted-with-maga-death-threats\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Democratic lawmakers, their families, and law enforcement personnel were reportedly victims of bomb threats and \u201cswatting\u201d incidents amid a flurry of harassment directed at elected officials. 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