Iowa Democratic Party chair reports lynching threat after writing op-ed critical of Donald Trump

[dalton99a]

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/18/iowa-democrat-chair-ross-wilburn-reports-lynching-threat-after-op-ed-criticizing-donald-trump/8507947002/

Iowa Democratic Party chair reports lynching threat after writing op-ed critical of Donald Trump
Brianne Pfannenstiel | Des Moines Register
Oct. 19, 2021

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Ross Wilburn received multiple threats, including one of lynching, after he penned an opinion piece critical of former President Donald Trump, he told the Des Moines Register.

Wilburn, a state representative from Ames, is the first Black chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.

Wilburn authored an opinion piece titled “Iowa Republicans put loyalty to Trump over helping Iowans,” which the Des Moines Register published on its website Oct. 8 and on its print opinion page Oct. 9. The piece was timed ahead of Trump’s rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines Oct. 9. It was the former president's first trip back to the state since he lost the election and a mob of his supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol in January.

After the essay's publication, Wilburn said he received two threatening phone messages and one threatening email to his legislative email address, which all made reference to what he wrote in the article.

“The voicemails include very explicit language. Every other word was the ‘n-word,’” he said.

[MacKasey]

1. All this should be turned over to FBI

Phone calls can be traced

This should be considered a hate crime

[abqtommy]

2. Every bully, from the schoolyard to the street and to these online cretins needs

to face serious consequences. Now! Right now!