{"id":3108,"date":"2024-12-01T11:20:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T11:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/on-thanksgiving-democrats-targeted-by-swatting-bomb-threats-signed-with-maga-jeffries-says\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T11:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T11:20:44","slug":"on-thanksgiving-democrats-targeted-by-swatting-bomb-threats-signed-with-maga-jeffries-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/on-thanksgiving-democrats-targeted-by-swatting-bomb-threats-signed-with-maga-jeffries-says\/","title":{"rendered":"On Thanksgiving, Democrats targeted by swatting, bomb threats \u2018signed with MAGA,\u2019 Jeffries says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least nine Democratic members of Congress said they received bomb threats to their homes on Thanksgiving<\/a> or the day after, after similar threats were made <\/strong>against some of President-elect Donald Trump<\/a>’s Cabinet picks earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

Those targeted were Sen. Chris Murphy<\/a> and <\/strong>Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut; Rep. Seth Magaziner and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island; and Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a> on Friday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., condemned the threats, which he said ranged from “detailed threats of a pipe bomb placed in mailboxes to swatting, all signed with ‘MAGA’ at the conclusion of the message.”<\/p>\n

“Threats of violence against elected officials are unacceptable, unconscionable and have no place in a civilized society,” Jeffries added. He also called for Congress to provide “maximum protection” to House Democrats and their families.<\/p>\n

The incidents have increased concerns about potential violence<\/a> amid deep political polarization. Threats against public officials have been on the rise<\/a> over the past decade, fueled in part by partisan attacks by politicians themselves.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the week, several Republicans who have been named to Trump’s Cabinet said they were targeted by bomb threats and swatting attacks<\/a>which usually involve a false 911 report of an emergency to elicit an aggressive, sometimes deadly police response <\/a>to a location. The FBI said<\/a> it is investigating those incidents.<\/p>\n

The agency has not publicly commented on the threats against Democrats. However, President Joe Biden told reporters<\/a> on Friday that his administration is working with the FBI on those cases, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has also condemned the violent threats, calling it “dangerous and insane behavior.”<\/p>\n

“Regardless of what party you belong to, your political opponents are not your enemies,” Johnson wrote in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Clarissa-Jan Lim<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking\/trending news blogger for BLN Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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