Rep. Lee Zeldin
Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, a New York gubernatorial candidate, was attacked during an upstate run halt successful July. A antheral climbed connected signifier and tried to stab the lawmaker, according to police. Zeldin was not injured, and the fishy was arrested.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
In July, a antheral was arrested extracurricular the location of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) aft allegedly making threats to termination the lawmaker and telling her to spell backmost to India. The fishy was charged with stalking.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
In June, a antheral was arrested adjacent the location of Brett Kavanaugh aft allegedly making threats against the Supreme Court justness portion possessing a weapon and a knife. Police said the antheral was upset aft a leaked draught sentiment suggested the tribunal was astir to overrule Roe v. Wade.
Former Vice President Mike Pence
On January 6, 2021, pro-Trump rioters who swarmed the Capitol began chanting “hang Mike Pence” portion Congress was ratifying the 2020 statesmanlike predetermination results. The chants were a absorption to Pence’s determination to judge electoral votes that indicated Joe Biden had won the presidency. In a time of chaos astatine the Capital, Pence refused to permission the analyzable and aboriginal declared Biden the winner.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s location successful Kentucky was vandalized with messages, including “where’s my money” and “Mitch kills the poor,” successful 2021 aft Congress failed to o.k. an summation successful funds being sent to individuals to assistance header with the coronavirus pandemic.
Similarly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco location was spray-painted with the words “cancel rent” and “we privation everything” successful summation to a pig’s caput placed extracurricular aft Congress failed to o.k. the measure.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In 2019, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) shared a bid of tweets discussing decease threats sent to her aft the Fresno Grizzlies shot squad aired a video of her being compared to North Korean person Kim Jong Un and Cuba’s Fidel Castro. The minor-league shot squad has since apologized for airing the video.
Rep. Steve Scalise
In 2017, then-House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot successful the hep during a legislature shot practice. Scalise sustained injuries to interior organs that caused terrible bleeding aft the gunman opened occurrence connected Republican members of Congress successful Alexandria, Virginia. The gunman besides changeable 2 constabulary officers, a legislature adjutant and a lobbyist. The gunman died successful a shootout with constabulary astatine the field.
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords
In 2011, erstwhile Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot and earnestly wounded, and six different radical were killed, astatine a constituent outreach lawsuit astatine a Tucson market store. Giffords, who was the intended people of the shooter, was changeable done the caput astatine adjacent range. In all, 19 radical were hit. The shooter was sentenced to 7 beingness terms.
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