Several members of Donald Trump’s incoming administration have received threats, including bomb alerts, the FBI said Wednesday, with one named person reporting a pipe bomb scare. AFP Reported
“The FBI is aware of numerous bomb threats and shootings targeting nominees and appointees of the incoming administration,” the agency said in a statement. is, and we are working closely with our law enforcement partners.”
Swatting refers to the practice of calling the police immediately to someone’s home under a pretext.
Carolyn Levitt, a spokeswoman for Trump’s transition team, said earlier that several appointees and nominees had been “subjected to violent, un-American threats to their lives and those living with them.”
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a Trump loyalist in her bid to become UN ambassador, said her residence in New York was hit by a bomb.
She said in a statement that she, her husband and young son were on their way home from Washington for the Thanksgiving holiday when they learned of the threat.
Lee Zelden, Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, said his home was targeted with a pipe bomb threat that sent a “pro-Palestinian themed message.”
The former New York congressman said he and his family were not home at the time.
As he prepared to return to the White House in January, Trump quickly assembled a cabinet of loyalists, several of whom were criticized for a severe lack of experience.
The Republican, who appears poised to avoid criminal charges related to his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, was wounded in the ear in an assassination attempt in July.