House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed that a slew of bomb threats made against congressional Democrats on Thanksgiving Day were “signed with ‘MAGA.’”
In the statement from his office, Jeffries demanded the “maximum protection” for members of Congress, saying that the threats were “unacceptable, unconscionable and have no place in a civilized society.”
Almost the entire congressional delegation from Connecticut reportedly received bomb threats on Thursday. Those included were Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Reps. Jim Himes (D-CT, Rosa DeLauro (D-CT.), John Larson (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT).
The threats on the members of Congress “ranged from detailed threats of a pipe bomb placed in mailboxes to swatting” and were signed with ‘MAGA’ at the conclusion of the message,” a Jeffries spokesperson
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