Massachusetts House Democrat targeted by bomb threat

Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) announced that she was the target of a bomb threat 
on Saturday morning while at her home in Massachusetts, a little over a 
week after a string of House and Senate Democrats were targeted by bomb 
threats on Thanksgiving Day.

In a statement posted on X, Trahan said, “This morning, I was made aware 
of a bomb threat targeting my family and me. I am grateful to the 
excellent officers at the Westford Police Department who responded swiftly 
and who are now working with the U.S. Capitol Police and Massachusetts 
State Police regarding this incident.”

“It’s a good time to say the obvious: threats of violence and intimidation 
have no place in our country,” she added.

According to Westford Police Department Capt. Michael Breault, the 
department was made aware of the threat via an email early Saturday. The 
state’s bomb squad then searched the house but did not find an explosive 
device. Breault added that there was no longer a threat to public safety.

On Thanksgiving Day, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), as well as Reps. Jahana 
Hayes (D-CT), Jim Himes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), and Joe Courtney (D-
CT), were the targets of bomb threats.

Just before Thanksgiving, Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt 
announced that many of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees 
were the target of bomb threats and “swatting.”

Those targeted included defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth; EPA 
administrator nominee Lee Zeldin; Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Trump’s 
incoming U.S. ambassador to the U.N.; and former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who 
withdrew his nomination for attorney general.

Trahan secured reelection to Massachusetts’s 3rd Congressional District in 
early November in an uncontested race. This will be her fourth term as a 
House representative.

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democrat-targeted-by-bomb-threat/