Bomb threats target Rep. Deluzio's offices
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At least two bomb threats were made against Rep. Chris Deluzio's local offices in Carnegie and Beaver County on Friday, his spokesperson Zoe Bluffstone said.
The big picture: A group of congressional Democrats with national security backgrounds say threats coming into their offices have surged after President Trump said comments they made are "punishable by DEATH!"
The latest: Carnegie Police confirmed to Axios that officers were called and were on scene at his office on Bell Avenue in Carnegie on Friday afternoon.
- Center Township Police Department in Beaver County could not be reached for comment Friday.
- Deluzio's X account said his district offices in Carnegie and Beaver County were both the targets of bomb threats on Friday afternoon.
What they're saying: "The Congressman and congressional staff are safe, and thank law enforcement for swiftly responding," a post on his X account read. "Political violence and threats like this are unacceptable."
Flashback: In a video posted to social media on Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers, including Deluzio, urged military service members to defy any unlawful orders they may be given.
- "Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren't just coming from abroad," the Democrats said. "You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders."
- Trump responded in a series of posts on Truth Social, accusing the lawmakers of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR" and suggesting their comments were "punishable by DEATH."
Zoom out: A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Chester County Democrat, said her district office was targeted by a bomb threat Friday, too, and U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, said Michigan State Police responded to a bomb threat at the senator's home.
The other side: Trump and the White House have denied that his comments were meant to constitute threats.
- On Friday, Trump said, "I'm not threatening death, but I think they're in serious trouble. In the old days, it was death. That was seditious behavior, that was a big deal," in an interview on Fox News Radio.