Rep. Lori Tahan (D-Mass.) shared that she and her household had been the goal of a bomb menace on Saturday.
“This morning, I was made aware of a bomb threat targeting my family and me,” she wrote within the put up on the social media platform X.
“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,” she wrote.
Trahan joins the rising variety of political figures to obtain a bomb menace which has largely impacted Republican nominees for the incoming administration. Connecticut Democrats had been focused with threats over the Thanksgiving vacation.
After noting previous threats, the FBI stated it was conscious of “numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents,” or false emergency calls focusing on somebody’s dwelling. It stated it was working with legislation enforcement companions and takes “all potential threats seriously.”
The Hill reached out to Trahan’s workplace for additional remark.
