The FBI is investigating bomb threats and false emergency calls targeting Trump's incoming Cabinet.Image: trapezoid
The FBI is investigating a “large number” of bomb threats and false emergency calls targeting future members of US President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet. “We take all potential threats seriously and, as always, encourage the public to immediately report anything they believe is suspicious to law enforcement,” said a statement from the FBI's German news agency in Washington.
Carolyn Leavitt, Trump's designated administration spokesperson, said the incidents occurred on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning local time. Law enforcement then took swift action to ensure the safety of those affected. “Following President Trump's example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not stop us,” Levitt said. Trump won the presidential election in early November over Democrat Kamala Harris and will return to the White House in January.
'Swatting': Fake emergencies designed to trigger police action
In addition to the bomb threats, Levitt and the FBI also talked about the “beating.” Perpetrators create false emergencies specifically to trigger larger police operations. The name alludes to the US police's special forces, abbreviated as SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics).
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who will become Trump's ambassador to the United Nations in New York, said her home in upstate New York had received a bomb threat. Stefanik, her husband and three-year-old son were returning home to Saratoga County from Washington when they learned of the incident. Police responded “immediately and in the most professional manner.”
Violence against politicians occurs again and again
Especially during the U.S. election campaign, there has been heightened concern about politically motivated violence in the United States. An attempted assassination and shooting spree against then-Republican nominee Trump further fueled the discussion. Shortly before the 2022 U.S. congressional elections, the husband of U.S. Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi was attacked with a hammer at the couple's home in San Francisco. However, after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, his supporters violently stormed the Capitol Building, which also raised questions about the state of American political culture. (Sudanese Development Authority/Department of Political Affairs)
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