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CNN reports:
The Trump-Vance transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees “were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them” Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
“These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting.’ In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted,” Karoline Leavitt, who will serve as Trump’s press secretary, said in a statement. “President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.”
The FBI said in a statement that it is aware of “numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees” and is working with other law enforcement.
The New York Times reports:
Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, Trump’s pick to be ambassador to the United Nations, was notified by the police that a bomb threat had been made against her home, according to a statement from her office. She and her family were not there at the time.
The former congressman Lee Zeldin, who is Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, said the police had contacted him about a pipe bomb threat made to his home. The Zeldin family was not there at the time, he said in a statement.
It’s possible that a “foreign actor” is behind this.
A pipe bomb threat targeting me and my family at our home today was sent in with a pro-Palestinian themed message. My family and I were not home at the time and are safe. We are working with law enforcement to learn more as this situation develops. We are thankful for the swift…
— Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) November 27, 2024