'Unconscionable': Death threats mailed to House Democrats 'all signed with MAGA'

29 November 2024

Several House Democrats have been subjected to bomb threats and swatting in recent days, and the threats all reportedly included President-elect Donald Trump's catchphrase.

On Friday, the Washington Post reported that three lawmakers — Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) and Jim Himes (D-Conn.) — were "targeted with bomb threats." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said the threats ranged from “detailed threats of a pipe bomb placed in mailboxes to swatting," the latter of which is the term used for an anonymous caller alerting police to a situation at an address that requires an immediate armed response. Jeffries noted that the threats were "all signed with 'MAGA' at the conclusion of the message."

"[The threats are] unacceptable, unconscionable and have no place in a civilized society,” Jeffries said. “All perpetrators of political violence directed at any party must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”

Jeffries added that there were no devices found at lawmakers' homes and that local law enforcement responded swiftly to the threats. Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) was also targeted by a bomb threat.

"“We are safe and there was no evidence of a bomb on the property,” he said.

These threats come just days after several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet appointees were targeted by death threats and swatting. Incoming border czar Tom Homan — whom Trump has tapped to assist with his mass deportations agenda — was targeted along with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who has been nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Environmental Protection Agency administrator-designate Lee Zeldin.

Political violence has been steadily escalating since Trump's first term in the White House. During his first year as president, a lone gunman shot and nearly killed Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.). And as the Post noted, a man broke into Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (R-Calif.) San Francisco home in 2022 and attacked her husband, Paul, with a hammer. Both of those assailants made it clear that their attacks were politically motivated.

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