“Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them.”
“These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting.’ In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted. President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action. President Trump and the Transition are focused on doing the work of uniting our nation by ensuring a safe and prosperous future. With President Trump as our example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us,” said convicted felon President-Elect Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline “Blondi” Leavitt in a statement.
A Wednesday Fox News “exclusive,” which is basically just an extended version of this press release, contains zero specifics about the “swatting” and threats, particularly about their level of credibility.
However Punchbowl’s Melanie Zanona reports that Matt Gaetz received a pipe bomb threat at his home in Florida, at which local cops had a bomb-sniffing dog conduct a check of his mailbox. The search was “inconclusive” and Gaetz was not home at the time. A “family member” was though.