The Montgomery County Republican Committee Headquarters was forced to evacuate and close today after a violent, profanity-laced bomb threat.
The Philly Inquirer reports:
“The ‘pretty profanity-laced’ call was ‘something to the effect of, ‘I’m gonna blow that place up,’ said Christian Nascimento, chair of the Montgomery County GOP. And the caller also said, ‘I’m going to be waiting to shoot you when you leave tonight.’
“The staffer, who works for former President Donald Trump’s campaign, was alone in the office space that the county party shares with campaign staff when he got the call shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday.
“After the two assassination attempts on the former president, his campaign had everyone work virtually, Nascimento said.”
The PA GOP released a statement that reads:
Montgomery County Republican Committee Headquarters forced to close today after staff received a phone call, at 11:07AM, in which the caller communicated an angry, profanity-laced bomb threat. Today’s incident is one of an increasing number of threats, violence, and intimidation acts against GOP candidates, offices, and staff this cycle — on top of two assassination attempts against President Donald Trump.
On September 6, a GOP staffer in Erie County received death threats from a Philadelphia man who said, “Your days are numbered, Bitch!” The messages went on to say: “I will KILL YOU IF YOU DON’T ANSWER ME!” “GONNA F***ING FIND YOU AND SKIN YOU ALIVE AND USE YOUR SKIN FOR F***ING TOILET PAPER, YOU F***ING KKK**T!”
On October 10, individuals forcibly entered the Delaware County Republican headquarters, threatened to kill staff, and blocked them from exiting the building. On October 17, many individuals associated with the GOP received an anonymous letter, which stated: “Should your candidate win…we know where you live, you are in the data base. In the dead of a cold winters night, this year, or next and beyond, there is no knowing what may happen. Your property, your family may be impacted…” “You tread on me at your peril, motherf****r. We look forward to visiting in the future.”
All incidents have been reported to local police departments, Governor Shapiro’s Election Integrity Task force, as well as the FBI. In the meantime, Chairman Lawrence Tabas, of the Republican Party insists the Party’s efforts will be undeterred. “Nothing will stop us from working to elect those who will put our country back on track,” said Tabas.
“And there should be unanimous agreement that political violence has no place in our elections, especially after an innocent Butler County husband and father lost his life to political violence. We emphatically urge Pennsylvanians to voice their opinions by voting, not violence and intimidation.”
