‘Bang, Bang, Bang!’ Stunning NY Times Report Reveals Chilling, Violent Threats Against Top Lawmakers
The investigation reviewed hundreds of records and found at least 44 governors and 185 House members received violent threats, with only 53 charges filed.
- A New York Times investigation found thousands of violent threats have inundated elected officials since 2024, affecting at least 44 governors, 70 senators, and 185 House members—nearly half the body.
- Due to vague laws and free speech protections, prosecution remains challenging; only 53 individuals were charged with threatening public officials other than the president in the last two years.
- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., travels with armed security personnel after receiving threats against his family, while other officials report being swatted or receiving photographs of their 8-year-old child.
- Campaigning is changing fundamentally, as candidates increasingly avoid outdoor events and hire security personnel to protect their families from an escalating toxic environment.
- Experts warn the escalating danger is pushing civic-minded people out of public life, declaring this "the new normal" for those serving in the United States.
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Threats of violence against elected officials in America are escalating beyond political intimidation to changing their lifestyles and electoral campaigns, amid growing fears for the future of American democracy.
"America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear; A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office." #ELB
NYT: In January, a caller began leaving threats in the voice mail inboxes of members of Congress: “I want to see their throat cut from ear to ear.” Another caller left a blunt threat for a U.S. senator: “I’m going… Continue reading The post “America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear; A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pus…
A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost million in security and
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Yu-mi = With the U.S. midterm elections in November just three weeks away, threats of violence, including death threats targeting politicians, are becoming commonplace...
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