Several Republican lawmakers and their families have reported receiving death threats following their votes against Jim Jordan for House Speaker. The threats, which include anonymous texts, voicemails, and threatening calls, have prompted some lawmakers' wives to sleep with loaded guns. The intimidation tactics have also extended to gun owners groups, who have threatened to score anti-Jordan votes as 'anti-gun votes.' The incidents highlight the contentious nature of the Speaker vote and the potential dangers faced by those who oppose Jordan's bid.
House Republicans are receiving all kinds of intimidation, including from outside groups. One gun owners group threatens to score anti-Jordan votes as ‘anti-gun votes,’ which has led to some Rs realizing such tactics would continue under a Speaker Jordan https://t.co/87bdYVRq6G
Republican congressman says his wife slept with a loaded gun after receiving threats over his Jim Jordan vote https://t.co/BhcqpOdEiE
‘Unforgivable’: GOP Congressman Blasts Jim Jordan’s ‘Threatening Tactics,’ Says He and His Family Received ‘Death Threats’ https://t.co/sbK1yxvEeE
Wow. Just listened to a very disturbing and threatening voicemail to the wife of a congressman who opposes Jim Jordan's bid for House speaker. @CNN https://t.co/G5oGPgB1IB
Ugly pro-Jim Jordan voicemail left for GOP Congressman’s wife https://t.co/osBaFNBVHl
'You're Going to Be F*cking Molested': CNN Airs Shocking Voicemail to GOP Lawmaker's Wife from Jim Jordan Supporter https://t.co/zqqKrNtILG
‘Unforgivable’: GOP Congressman Blasts Jim Jordan’s ‘Threatening Tactics,’ Says He and His Family Received ‘Death Threats’ https://t.co/sbK1yxv6p6
'Unforgivable': GOP Congressman Blasts Jim Jordan's 'Threatening Tactics,' Says He and His Family Received 'Death Threats' https://t.co/sbK1yxv6p6
Rep. Miller-Meeks Claims She Received “Credible Death Threats and a Barrage of Threatening Calls” Following Her Vote Against Jim Jordan via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/8yS3MAdaV1
GOP lawmaker says she’s received death threats over Speaker vote https://t.co/tlCrfcjMKR https://t.co/pXKIxIdBNB
Hours Before Jim Jordan Lost Speaker Vote Again, GOP Rep's Wife Received Anonymous, Threatening Texts https://t.co/XM2Ynr1Apd https://t.co/mQt5wh2iVv