Trump Cabinet Nominees Targeted by Bomb Threats and Swatting, Spokeswoman Says

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They were subject to โ€˜bomb threatsโ€™ and swatting attempts, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.

Several of President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s Cabinet were targeted by โ€œbomb threatsโ€ and โ€œswattingโ€ attempts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a Trump spokeswoman said.

In a statement issued on social media, Trump transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that unnamed Cabinet nominees and administration officials were subjected to โ€œviolent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them.โ€

Leavitt said that law enforcement officials acted quickly to mitigate the problem, but didnโ€™t provide further details.

โ€œPresident Trump and the entire transition team are grateful for their swift action,โ€ she said, referring to law enforcement officials.

The FBI, in a statement later Wednesday, said it is aware of swatting incidents and bomb threats targeting Trump nominees and appointees.

โ€œWe are working with our law enforcement partners,โ€ the FBIโ€™s statement said. โ€œWe take all potential threats seriously, and as always, encourage members of the public to immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement.โ€

Trumpโ€™s incoming U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) released a statement soon after, confirming she was targeted by a bomb threat.

โ€œThis morning, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, her husband, and their three year old son were driving home to Saratoga County from Washington for Thanksgiving when they were informed of a bomb threat to their residence,โ€ her office said in a statement on X.

U.S. Capitol Police, local police, and New York State police responded to the incident, she added.

Leavitt said Trump and the incoming administration โ€œare focused on doing the work of uniting our country by ensuring a safe and prosperous future.โ€

โ€œWith President Trump as our example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us,โ€ she said.

Neither Trump nor Vice President-elect JD Vance have commented on the incidents.

Swatting refers to the action of making a prank call to emergency services such as law enforcement officials in a bid to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to an address.

Byย Jack Phillips

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