House minority leader asks for ‘maximum protection’ after bomb threats target Democrats

Hoax threats come days after similar threats to Republicans set to fill roles in incoming Trump administration

American lawmakers are on edge after a wave of hoax bomb threats targeted figures across the political spectrum and prompted the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives to demand that Congress take action to provide “maximum protection”.

Over Thanksgiving nearly the entire Connecticut congressional delegation of Democrats faced bomb threats that apparently were signed “Maga” – shorthand for Donald Trump’s “Make America great again” political movement.

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