Many of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees put their lives in danger Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
First, FOX News reported More than a dozen of President Trump's cabinet picks and appointees were threatened.
“Last night and this morning, several of President Trump's Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were the targets of violent and un-American threats against the lives of those living with them,” incoming White House Press Secretary Caroline said.・Mr. Leavitt said in President Trump's press release. Vance Transition Team.
“These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘slamming’. In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those targeted. “President Trump and the entire transition team are grateful for their swift action,” she added.
“President Trump and the transition are focused on efforts to unite the nation by ensuring a secure and prosperous future. With President Trump as our example, dangerous threats and acts of violence will not deter us. “I can't do it,” she concluded.
The office of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who was nominated by President Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, released a statement saying she and her family were the target of a bomb threat.
This morning, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, her husband, and their 3-year-old son were driving home from Washington to Saratoga County for Thanksgiving when they received a bomb threat against their home. New York State, county law enforcement, and the U.S. Capitol Police responded immediately with the highest level of professionalism. We are extremely grateful for the extraordinary dedication of our law enforcement officers who work 24 hours a day, seven days a week to keep our communities safe. We wish everyone in the upstate New York community a happy and safe Thanksgiving. We are especially grateful to our law enforcement officers and military families who serve during the holiday season.
Melanie Zanona, senior Congressional correspondent for Punchbowl News, reports that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who declined as a candidate for attorney general, has been the subject of pipe bomb threats.
“I heard that a bomb squad is responding to the Florida home of former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz after he received a pipe bomb threat,” Zanona wrote in a post on X.
“After the sheriff was made aware of the threat, bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in to sniff the mailbox, but it was inconclusive, which is why the team is being called in now,” she added. Ta.
The threat was made on the eve of Thanksgiving and followed two attempts on Trump's life in recent months, including one in which he was shot in the ear in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“Violent leftists are calling out bomb threats and bashing the next members of the Trump administration. Enough of this kind of crazy scum!” Donald Trump Jr. wrote in a post about X .
The story continues to develop.
