On Thursday, five Connecticut-based Democratic members of the US Congress were the targets of bomb threats at their properties. Senator Chris Murphy and Representatives Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, and Jahana Hayes were targeted.
Authorities investigated the challenges at each legislator’s home but found no bombs. Representative Rosa DeLauro and the other Democratic senator from Connecticut have n’t been made aware of any threats.
Murphy’s office claimed that Murphy’s threat to his Hartford home” seems to be a part of a coordinated effort involving numerous congressional members and prominent people figures.” Hartford and Capitol Police found no threat,” no weapon or violent supplies were discovered”, they said.
Hayes reported that Wolcott Police had been in touch with her about a” threatening contact” that a pipe bomb had been delivered to my home. Different law enforcement organizations conducted an investigation but came up with no conclusions.
Courtney’s community was house in Vernon when the danger was received. During a Thanksgiving dinner for the family, Himes was informed of the risk to his home. There is no area for political violence in this country, and I hope that we can all continue to enjoy peace and civility through the holiday period. He further stated,” Utmost thanks to our local law enforcement officers for their urgent action to ensure our health.” Johnson confirmed that East Hartford Police had responded to a danger at his residence.
The threats came a moment after several of President-elect Donald Trump’s government picks and appointees, including New York Representative Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pull for UN ambassador, Matt Gaetz, his first pick for attorney general, Oregon representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer, chosen to lead the Department of Labor, and former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin, selected to lead the EPA, reported related threats and” striking attacks”, where criminals falsely report an emergency to enable a law enforcement response.
Donald Trump’s defence minister find, Pete Hegseth, took to X to say that he reportedly received a weapon risk as well. ” This night, a police officer arrived at our home—where our seven children were still sleeping. The official informed my wife and I that a possible pipe bomb threat aimed at my and my family, Pete said.
