Donald Trump’s team denounces bomb threats and attacks against future members of his government

US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team denounced some of the candidates to integrate their future American administration have received in recent hours “violent threats” against them and some of his relatives.

“Several candidates and appointees to President Trump’s cabinet have been the subject of threats. violent and anti-American actions against their lives and those of those who live with them,” denounced the spokesperson for the Trump team, Karoline Leavitt, in a press release published on the social network.

In the complaint, Trump’s team specifies that the threats are bomb warnings until attacks with firearms. THE Security forces acted “quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted,” Leavitt added in his letter without revealing the identity of those threatened or the nature of the threats.

He FBI said in a statement that he was aware “numerous bomb threats and incidents of attacks with firearms” and that works with other security agenciesaccording to the newspapers The New York Times And The United States today.

So far, the case of Elise Stefaniknamed as ambassador to the UNwho received a bomb threat at his home in upstate New York while traveling there with his family to spend Thanksgiving.

In addition, Lee Zeldinchosen by Trump to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, denounced this Wednesday that he and his family had been attacked.

“Today a pipe bomb threat was sent to me and my family. in our house with a pro-Palestinian themed message,” Zeldin said in a statement posted on X. “My family and I were not home at the time and are safe. “We are working with law enforcement to obtain more information as the situation evolves.”

According to the channel NBCNewsthere was also a bomb threat against the Florida residence of Matt Gaetzwho was appointed attorney general by Trump but resigned following a sex scandal.

Leavitt thanked law enforcement because, after learning the facts, “They acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were under threat.”

Furthermore, he stressed that the president-elect and his team are striving to combine their efforts in “unite the nation by securing a future safe and prosperous.

“With President Trump as an example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us” concluded Leavitt.

Leavitt was the face of Trump’s election campaign as a spokesperson and was also part of the White House communications team during his first term.

The events reported by Leavitt come months after Trump suffered an ear injury during a attempted murder in Pennsylvania last July.

In another incident, a man was charged with attempted murder in September after positioning himself with a rifle outside one of Trump’s golf courses in Florida.