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Hakeem Jeffries claimed a number of Connecticut Democrats obtained bomb threats on Thanksgiving signed “MAGA.”
“Threats of violence in opposition to elected officers are unacceptable, unconscionable and haven’t any place in a civilized society,” Hakeem Jeffries’ workplace stated. “All perpetrators of political violence directed at any occasion should be prosecuted to the complete extent of the regulation.”
Politico reported:
The workplace of Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries denounced Thanksgiving Day threats made in opposition to Democratic members of Congress that ranged from “detailed threats of a pipe bomb positioned in mailboxes to swatting.”
Every of the threats was “signed with ‘MAGA’ on the conclusion of the message,” the minority chief’s workplace stated in a press release on Friday.
Practically all the Home and Senate Democrats from Connecticut have been the targets of bomb threats at their properties on Thursday, together with Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Rosa DeLauro. Police didn’t discover proof of units on the lawmakers’ residences, Jeffries’ workplace confirmed.
Hakeem Jeffries made the declare on Friday after Trump’s Cupboard nominees have been truly threatened earlier this week.
Violent leftists targeted Trump’s Cupboard nominees with demise threats, bomb threats and swatting on Wednesday.
“Final evening and this morning, a number of of President Trump’s Cupboard nominees and Administration appointees have been focused in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those that dwell with them. These assaults ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting.’ In response, regulation enforcement and different authorities acted rapidly to make sure the security of those that have been focused. President and your complete Transition staff are grateful for his or her swift motion,” Trump spox Karoline Leavitt stated on Wednesday morning.
With President Trump as our instance, harmful acts of intimidation and violence won’t deter us,” Leavitt added.
The threats in opposition to Trump’s Cupboard nominees come after the media and outstanding Democrats like Invoice Clinton have attacked Trump’s decisions.
The Democrat-media complicated has been attacking President Trump’s Cupboard picks as a result of they help his America First agenda.