NH Libertarian Party Post Sparks Bipartisan Outrage over Assassination Threats
The post drew condemnation from both parties and prompted state security and attorney general reviews after officials said it called for murder of elected Democrats.
- On Tuesday, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire posted on X that it "openly support the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire," drawing immediate bipartisan condemnation from state officials.
- The National Libertarian Party disaffiliated this group in May, citing "numerous anti-libertarian positions" and distancing itself from the organization led by chair Jeremy Kauffman.
- New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte called the posts "irresponsible and dangerous," while Representative Maggie Goodlander demanded that federal law enforcement and the state Attorney General investigate the threats immediately.
- State House Minority Leader Alexis Simpson reported the threats to legislative security and the Attorney General's office, emphasizing that violent rhetoric endangers public servants across the state.
- Prior posts from the account included praising the potential assassination of then-Vice President Kamala Harris and suggesting it was "perfectly permissible to kill" a former Executive Councilor.
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New Hampshire Libertarians Threaten Elected Democrats
“The New Hampshire Libertarian Party has again issued a call for political violence,” New Hampshire Public Radio reports. In a post on X, the party’s account wrote: “We openly support the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire.”
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire calls for political violence against Dems: ‘We openly support the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire’
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire declared support for assassinating elected Democrats across the state in a post on X, marking the group’s third documented call for political violence in roughly two years. “We openly support the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire,” the post read. “But if you don’t have the balls to do that, you should probably GOP.” The message was later removed from the group’s account, whi…
N.H. Libertarian group spurned by national party sparks fresh backlash with calls to ‘assassinate’ Democrats - The Boston Globe
The same group previously sparked backlash for endorsing the idea of assassinating Vice President Kamala Harris and a former executive councilor who proposed introducing an income tax in New Hampshire.
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