Washington: A number of Cupboard-level nominations and appointees to senior administrative positions and their relations have obtained threats, President-elect Donald Trump’s spokesperson stated on Wednesday.
Regulation enforcement companies have taken motion in opposition to these threats.
“Final night time and this morning, a number of of President Trump’s Cupboard nominees and Administration appointees had been focused in violent, un-American threats to their lives and people who reside with them,” stated Karoline Leavitt, Trump-Vance Transition spokeswoman.
“These assaults ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting’. In response, regulation enforcement and different authorities acted rapidly to make sure the protection of those that had been focused. President Trump and the complete Transition staff are grateful for his or her swift motion,” she stated.
“President Trump and the Transition are targeted on doing the work of uniting our nation by guaranteeing a protected and affluent future. With President Trump as our instance, harmful acts of intimidation and violence won’t deter us,” Leavitt stated.
