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orangecrush

(31,150 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

(14,072 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.

yardwork

(69,643 posts)

2. It doesnt take much to get the racists riled up.

Reply to get the red out (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:09 AM

Oct 2017

orangecrush

(31,150 posts)

6. I admire

Reply to yardwork (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:14 AM

Oct 2017

Representative Wilson's courage.

get the red out

(14,072 posts)

10. So do I

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:16 AM

Oct 2017

She exemplifies the kind of person we are fortunate to have in Congress.

Ilsa

(64,569 posts)

3. Well, if the russians are pushing the threats,

Reply to get the red out (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:10 AM

Oct 2017

Maybe security can dox the callers and arrest them. We need to know who the violent ones are.

orangecrush

(31,150 posts)

4. Could be a combination of both.

Reply to get the red out (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:13 AM

Oct 2017

Hopefully, if they catch just one, this will stop or at least taper off.

C_U_L8R

(49,533 posts)

5. Given that anonymous pay phones don't exist anymore

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:13 AM

Oct 2017

And everything is digital and in memory
How are these threatening calls not traced?

orangecrush

(31,150 posts)

9. Good question

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:16 AM

Oct 2017

I would imagine throw away cheap phones are being used once, then discarded.

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)

7. Deplorables are deplorable

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:15 AM

Oct 2017

GoCubsGo

(35,000 posts)

8. Same as it ever was.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:15 AM

Oct 2017

Lots of vile name-calling all over social media, as well. Same shit. Different day. I wish I could say this shocked me...

orangecrush

(31,150 posts)

11. Hopefully

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:17 AM

Oct 2017

The day of reckoning isn't far off.

The Genealogist

(4,739 posts)

12. Authoritarian Deplorables

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:17 AM

Oct 2017

Trumpian delplorables are authoritarians just like the the idol they worship so voraciously.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,429 posts)

13. Kick

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 03:15 PM

Oct 2017

orangecrush

(31,150 posts)

14. Thanks

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 04:34 PM

Oct 2017

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