US EditionViolent threats against members of Congress spiked as Senate considered Trump’s nominees
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'They are nasty': Cops reveal barrage of threats as Congress voted on Cabinet picks
A new report by Mother Jones revealed a rise in violent threats against members of Congress around the same time some lawmakers wavered on whether to confirm controversial Trump cabinet nominees like Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr."The US Capitol Police released the information...
Violent threats against members of Congress spiked as Senate considered Trump’s nominees
When Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) went from a likely no vote on confirming Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary to an easy yes, the switch was attributed to political pressure from Trump and his allies. That pressure was intense. There were cries of disloyalty from MAGA media; threats to primary Ernst, who is up for re-election in two years; and hundreds of thousands in ads that flooded her home state. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and the …
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