Several Trump Administration Picks Face Bomb Threats and 'Swatting' [View all]

Source: New York Times

Several of the people President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked to be cabinet nominees or for White House positions received threats on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a transition spokeswoman said.

The spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, said several cabinet nominees and others were targeted with “violent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them.” Law enforcement and other authorities “acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted,” she added.

The F.B.I. said in a statement it was aware of the bomb threats and so-called swatting calls, which entail contacting law enforcement to falsely claim a dangerous person is at a particular address. Such calls are designed to create a frantic armed police response to frighten, harass and endanger someone at their home.

Three people familiar with the threats, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said one of those targeted was Susie Wiles, Mr. Trump’s campaign manager whom he has tapped to serve as the White House chief of staff.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/us/politics/trump-administration-picks-bomb-threats.html

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I'd like to counter Ms. Leavitt's remark that such threats are "un-American". This is the way the country has treated tyrants since it's founding.

From Wikipedia: In political philosophy, the right of revolution (or right of rebellion) is the right or duty of a people to "alter or abolish" a government that acts against their common interests or threatens the safety of the people without justifiable cause