Security threats disrupt Trump's new administration team selection process

Trumpʼs newly-picked cabinet members got hit with fake crime reports and bomb alerts during past 24 hours. Law-enforcement teams had to step in fast to check multiple locations and protect targeted officials

November 27 2024 , 05:56 PM  •  1395 views

Security threats disrupt Trump's new administration team selection process

In a troubling turn of events this mid-week multiple members of Donald Trumpʼs incoming administration team became targets of fake emergency calls and threats: both Tuesday evening and early Wednesday

Law enforcement teams had to move quick when Elise Stefanik — picked to be UN ambassador — got a bomb-threat while driving with her family (including their 3-year old kid) from DC to up-state New York. “The response from all security teams was top-notch“ she noted in her statement

The FBI confirmed theyʼre looking into several such incidents: which include both fake crime reports and bomb-threats targeting Trumpʼs new picks. “We take each possible threat real serious“ the bureauʼs rep stated; meanwhile other appointees names werent disclosed

These security issues come after some scary moments for Trump himself in recent months:

  • A failed attempt on his life in Pennsylvania during summer
  • A suspect with a rifle near his golf-club in Florida about 2 months back
  • Multiple other security concerns since his win in early Nov

Trumpʼs spokesperson Karoline Leavitt made clear that such attempts to scare off the new team wont work: “Following our leaders example we stay strong against any kind of pressure