Posted on 05/07/2025 2:43:36 PM PDT by DFG
A “credible threat” made against Rep. Derrick Van Orden's family prompted the Wisconsin Republican to miss votes on Wednesday and reschedule a town hall event.
"Rep. Van Orden will be missing votes tomorrow and rescheduling his upcoming town hall due to a credible threat made against his wife, children, and grandchildren," the congressman's press office said in a statement on X. "The threat was delivered via a letter to his D.C. office and has been reported to the appropriate authorities.
"No elected official, regardless of political party affiliation, should have to worry about the safety of their family while serving the American people. Threats of political violence are not just dangerous — they are anti-American," the statement continued.
"This type of behavior is the direct result of increasingly radical and violent rhetoric fueled by far-left Democrats who encourage hatred rather than healthy discourse. It is a poison on our nation and every Member of Congress — Republican or Democrat — should fully condemn it when they see it," his office added. "The Congressman looks forward to returning to D.C. to do the job the people of Wisconsin’s Third District elected him to do."
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The DemonRATS continue whining, crying and throwing tantrums about Trump’s people making death threats to them and their POS rogue judgie jugheads. I wonder if those ahos have any proof. THEY are the POS who are shooting at President Trump, beating up little old ladies driving Teslas, throwing Molotov Cocktails at car dealerships and keying people’s paint jobs on their cars. They are burning down buildings and cars. They are the friggin’ low I.Q. Neanderthals, NOT US. I haven’t heard anything about MAGAS pulling the fascist crap they are.
Civilization in collapse.
Democrats’ “democracy”——ain’t it grand?
Remember Scalise was shot and came close to being killed and the guy who did it had a list in his pocket of the GOP leadership people he intended to kill. Two good Capitol police officers stopped him.
25 members of the Congressional GOP contingent were on the field.
These aren’t all false alarms——evil Dems are real.
From the official 2017 Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Honor Ceremony transcript:
On June 14, 2017, Special Agents Crystal Griner and David Bailey were assigned to protect House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. Congressman Scalise was at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia, practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity with approximately 25 members of the Republican congressional baseball team, which included other members of Congress, staff, and family members.
At 7:06 a.m., a man emerged from the parking lot near the field and walked up to the fence on the third-base line. He carried a 7.62mm SKS assault rifle and a 9mm handgun. Shortly after his arrival, he opened fire on the members, staff, and family members practicing on the field.
The special agents immediately radioed for assistance and engaged the attacker, returning fire with their department-issued 40 caliber handguns to neutralize the threat and prevent the attacker from getting on the field and injuring more people.
During the gun battle, Special Agent Griner was shot in the lower leg with a rifle round, but she continued to return fire as she maintained cover near her assigned vehicle. Special Agent Bailey was injured by shell fragments striking his ankle while he returned fire. The swift and courageous actions by Special Agents Bailey and Griner engaged the shooter and diverted him away from the unarmed group, buying precious time.
A real leader wouldn’t let a threat to themselves stop them from doing their duty. Make sure your family is secure but do your duty and try to be there when the perp(s) is caught.
It’s an Alinsky rule to accuse those your attacking of committing the crimes that your guilty of. IIRC Marx or Linen said it before him.
The Founders all said that democracy is mob rule they didn’t think that it is also organized crime MOB rule.
Run, hide, scream.
Or arm yourself and await the opportunity. Make it slow.
Democrat/Soros trash types are targeting ‘town halls’ withd ‘fake concerned parents’. It’s crap. Do the ‘town hall’ by invitation.
Wake up Pubbies you’re up against the cheap version of ‘rent a mob’...
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