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FBI: Numerous bomb threats against Trump’s future cabinet
Donald Trump is still working on his future government team. But even before the cabinet has started its work, it is apparently being targeted.
The Federal Police FBI is investigating “numerous” bomb threats and false emergency calls aimed at future cabinet members of US President-elect Donald Trump. “We take all potential threats seriously and, as always, encourage the public to immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement,” said an FBI statement obtained by the DPA news agency in Washington.
Trump’s designated government spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the incidents occurred on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. The law enforcement authorities then acted quickly to ensure the safety of those affected. “With President Trump as a role model, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us,” Leavitt said. Trump won the presidential election against Democrat Kamala Harris at the beginning of November and will move back into the White House in January.
Trump team reports bomb threats and fake emergency calls
In addition to the bomb threats, Leavitt and the FBI also spoke of “swatting” incidents. Perpetrators generate fake emergencies and thereby specifically trigger larger police operations. The name is an allusion to the special units of the US police, abbreviated SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics).
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is set to become Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, said there was a bomb threat against her home in upstate New York. Stefanik, her husband and their 3-year-old son were on their way home from Washington to Saratoga County when they were informed of the incident. The police responded “immediately with the utmost professionalism”.
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