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orangecrush

(19,436 posts) Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:05 AM Oct 2017

Rep. who spoke about Trump call to soldier's widow is getting threats, office says

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Frederica Wilson's office claims multiple threatening phone calls directed at congresswoman came into her D.C. office on Wednesday, CBS Miami reports.

Her staff told CBS Miami the calls were directly related to the phone call from President Trump to the wife of Army Sgt. La David Johnson.

The congresswoman's staff said they alerted the Capital Police, Miami Garden Police and the threat division of the U.S. House of Representatives.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/frederica-wilson-trump-call-to-widow-is-getting-threats-office-says/

Welcome to the authoritarian autocracy.

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Rep. who spoke about Trump call to soldier's widow is getting threats, office says (Original Post) orangecrush Oct 2017 OP

Not surprising get the red out Oct 2017 #1

It doesnt take much to get the racists riled up. yardwork Oct 2017 #2

I admire orangecrush Oct 2017 #6

So do I get the red out Oct 2017 #10

Well, if the russians are pushing the threats, Ilsa Oct 2017 #3

Could be a combination of both. orangecrush Oct 2017 #4

Given that anonymous pay phones don't exist anymore C_U_L8R Oct 2017 #5

Good question orangecrush Oct 2017 #9

Deplorables are deplorable Va Lefty Oct 2017 #7

Same as it ever was. GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #8

Hopefully orangecrush Oct 2017 #11

Authoritarian Deplorables The Genealogist Oct 2017 #12

Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2017 #13

Thanks orangecrush Oct 2017 #14

get the red out

(13,460 posts)

1. Not surprising

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:08 AM

Oct 2017

It doesn't take much to get Trumpies to go full-violence. But these days I wonder how much of it is still egged on by Russia? Or maybe we are so divided that the Fox News devotees don't need any help getting there.