This week, at least five of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for high-ranking government positions reported that they were the targets of bomb threats or fraudulent emergency reports, which prompted police to respond to their residences.
This has prompted new apprehensions regarding political violence in the wake of Trump’s successful re-election bid.
No explosive devices were discovered in any of the incidents.
A source familiar with the incident has reported that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, was the target of a pipe bomb threat to his family residence in Tennessee.
Brooke Rollins, who has been nominated to serve as the agriculture secretary, also reported that her residence in Fort Worth, Texas, was the target of an attack.
The office of New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik reported that her residence was also the target of an explosive threat. Stefanik is the nominee of President Trump to serve as the ambassador to the United Nations.
A person familiar with the incident has stated that John Ratcliffe, Trump’s nominee for the Central Intelligence Agency, received an explosives threat at his residence, which prompted local authorities to respond.
And Lee Zeldin, Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, stated that law enforcement received a pipe bomb threat with a message that was pro-Palestinian.
Stefanik’s spokesperson declared that the congresswoman, her husband, and their three-year-old son were returning from Washington to Saratoga County for Thanksgiving when they received notification of an explosive threat on their property.
The U.S. Capitol Police, New York State, and County law enforcement promptly responded.
Matt Gaetz, who was previously considered for the position of attorney general by Trump but withdrew from the process, also reported that he received a threat.
The total number of additional cabinet officials who may have been targeted is unclear.
In July, Trump was wounded in an attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania.
A man was also apprehended in September for possessing a rifle in close proximity to Trump’s golf course, while the candidate was golfing.
The incidents took place between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, according to Karoline Leavitt, the spokeswoman for the Trump campaign.
A law enforcement official stated that the explosives threats were not considered credible.
According to an individual who was acquainted with the situation, Hegseth’s mailbox was required to be cleared by an explosives squad.
The FBI and Secret Service were monitoring the threats, which did not involve Trump or Vice President-elect JD Vance.
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