House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has vowed to identify every single Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who engages in raids while wearing a face mask — even though, according to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, they&#8217;re wearing the masks to protect their families.
After weeks of facing death threats and having their photos and personal information published on the internet, Lyons confirmed that ICE agents have resorted to wearing face masks in order to avoid added risks.
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🚨 WATCH: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons returned to the press conference on Operation Patriot when a reporter asked why ICE agents wear masks:
&#8220;People are out there taking photos of the names and their faces and posting them online with death threats to their family.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/V7XqX8IrES">pic.twitter.com/V7XqX8IrES</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1929574998961766661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;People are out there taking photos of the names, their faces, and posting them online with death threats to their family and themselves,&#8221; Lyons explained.
Jeffries seemed unconcerned with the real reason that ICE agents had opted to cover their faces, and instead claimed that their efforts to enforce federal immigration law were &#8220;engaged in &#8230; aggressive overreach&#8221; and suggested the masks were simply an effort to avoid being held accountable for that.
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🚨Hakeem Jeffries promises that masked ICE agents will be identified:
&#8220;This is America. This is not the Soviet Union. We&#8217;re not behind the Iron Curtain. This is not the 1930s. And every single one of them, no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, will, of course, be… <a href="https://t.co/fPN1hQesK9">pic.twitter.com/fPN1hQesK9</a>
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&#8220;Every single ICE agent who&#8217;s engaged in this aggressive overreach and are trying to hide their identities from the American people will be unsuccessful in doing that,&#8221; Jeffries said. &#8220;This is America. This is not the Soviet Union. We&#8217;re not behind the Iron Curtain. This is not the 1930s. And every single one of them, no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, will, of course, be identified.&#8221;

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A high school English teacher in Maine appears to still have her job after she called for the assassination of President Donald Trump and his supporters and close advisors.
Waterville Senior High School teacher JoAnna St. Germain posted to her Facebook late last month that the Secret Service and U.S. military need to step in to murder Trump and his supporters, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-fascism-maine-teacher-calls-for-murder-of-trump-supporters-top-officials-in-unhinged-rants?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘F***+Fascism’%3A+Maine+Teacher+Calls+For+Murder+Of+Trump+Supporters%2C+Top+Officials+In+Unhinged+Rants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire chronicled here</a>. The teacher&#8217;s threatening comments sparked an investigation by law enforcement, according to local reports.
St. Germain&#8217;s posts have since been wiped from her Facebook page, but her name still appears on the Waterville Senior High School staff directory, listing her as an English teacher.
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The Daily Wire reached out to Principal Dr. Brian Laramee for clarification on St. Germain&#8217;s current employment status, but has not received a response.
Additionally, a parent of a student at Waterville reportedly recorded a conversation with staff at the school who allegedly said St. Germain had not been fired and is welcome to teach, though she has not been back to the school since calling for the murders. The Maine Wire <a href="https://www.themainewire.com/2025/05/waterville-teacher-who-drew-intl-attention-for-calling-for-assassinations-apologizes-blames-trauma-and-insomnia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on the recorded conversation but has been unable to independently verify it, nor has The Daily Wire.
Before wiping her social media, St. Germain published a lengthy Facebook post addressing her comments. She said she made them mostly because she wasn&#8217;t sleeping and was not in the right headspace. St. Germain also blamed past trauma.
“I had a mental breakdown due to severe insomnia and the stress of trying to cope with trauma inflicted on me by a domestic abuser and rapist, but I have sought the help I needed and my brain is mine again,&#8221; the teacher said.
&#8220;I’ve been under the care of an incredible psychiatric team. They saw what was happening, and worked with me to help me get fully back to myself. Mostly what I needed was sleep,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I hope you have no idea the psychosis lack of sleep brings.&#8221;
“I regret my words of violence towards the current administration,&#8221; St. Germain added. &#8220;That is not in my heart when my brain is well. I have never received so much as a speeding ticket, and I loathe guns and violence. I meet every individual with respect and an open mind when I am well. I have the most genuine remorse for making people feel unsafe.&#8221;
She also doubled down on her opposition to the Trump administration, writing, &#8220;I meant every word I said about the rise of fascism and the horror of trafficking humans to foreign prisons.&#8221;
“My heart breaks every day for the vulnerable populations being targeted and irreparably harmed,&#8221; St. Germain wrote. &#8220;I love you. If you hate me? I still love you.&#8221;
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Update on Waterville, Maine teacher who threatened to kill her students and the president. She was a victim. She just needed some rest and she promises she won’t kill any students who support Trump. <a href="https://t.co/Ovc0j19lGx">pic.twitter.com/Ovc0j19lGx</a>
— Better Maine (@MaineLogic) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaineLogic/status/1921163080853061723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
As reported by The Daily Wire, St. Germain&#8217;s past posts said that the U.S. Secret Service &#8220;has the perfect opportunity&#8221; to assassinate Trump.
&#8220;You are the ones with power. Coordinate,” she instructed. “Take out every single person who supports Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts. Look at the sycophants and give them what they’re asking for.”
“Secret Service, you are Americans. My beloved military, you are Americans. We, the people, are counting on you,” St. Germain added. “If I had the skill set required, I would take them out myself.”
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-fascism-maine-teacher-calls-for-murder-of-trump-supporters-top-officials-in-unhinged-rants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘F*** Fascism’: Maine Teacher Calls For Murder Of Trump Supporters, Top Officials In Unhinged Rants</a>

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A high school English teacher in Maine has allegedly called for the Secret Service and U.S. military to assassinate President Donald Trump, his supporters, and top Trump advisors.
JoAnna St. Germain, who teaches at Waterville Senior High School, appears to have made the concerning remarks on her Facebook page, prompting <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/30/social-media-post-about-trump-draws-reaction-from-waterville-police-school-superintendent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigations</a> by police and the school district where she is employed.
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&#8220;The Secret Service has the perfect opportunity, if they choose to step up and take it. You are the ones with power. Coordinate,&#8221; she reportedly wrote in a post published Tuesday. &#8220;Take out every single person who supports Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts. Look at the sycophants and give them what they’re asking for.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m not talking about assassinating a president,&#8221; St. Germain appeared to rationalize. &#8220;A president is a person duly elected by the American people. Tr*mp has shamelessly bragged openly about stealing the election. He is making plans to give himself a third term.&#8221;
&#8220;Secret Service, you are Americans. My beloved military, you are Americans. We, the people, are counting on you,&#8221; the post continued. &#8220;If I had the skill set required, I would take them out myself.&#8221;
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After immense backlash, St. Germain doubled down on her alleged calls for assassination, but narrowed down the number of Trump supporters she wants murdered to Trump&#8217;s top advisors.
&#8220;I am so sorry you took that post to mean that all Republicans should die,&#8221; she reportedly posted Wednesday. &#8220;I have no beef with Republicans. I have no beef with MAGA. I meant that those in the room with Trump, who are permitting and approving his egregious actions, need to be held accountable.&#8221;
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The teacher further said that she&#8217;s aware she might lose her job, but is &#8220;not backtracking a single thing.&#8221;
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&#8220;I believe Trump and every sycophant he has surrounded himself with (this is not you &#8211; if you’re reading this, this doesn’t apply to you. You are beneath his notice and mine) needs to die,&#8221; St. Germain&#8217;s post read. &#8220;I believe this with the same forceful belief that Hitler and his sycophants needed to die, before they murdered 6 million innocent Jewish persons.&#8221;
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&#8220;People are quite angry with me for stating openly that Trump and his cronies need to die,&#8221; St. Germain said in another post published Wednesday. &#8220;Gosh, I fear I may have &#8216;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8217;!&#8221;
&#8220;I’m going to hold your hand when I say this, and I say it with my full chest: F*** fascism. F*** a country that suppresses the media. F*** a country that moves to weaken the education system in order to produce weak-minded people who will follow orders,&#8221; she said. &#8220;F*** a country that sends innocent women and men to die thinking they’re defending democracy when they’re really defending the rights of corporations to f*** over the very people lining their pockets.&#8221;
&#8220;If you’re mad at this post, knowing that I just threw away a decade of experience teaching the truth, fully knowing that my superintendent will have to fire me? If you’re mad that I’m speaking truth to power? F*** you,&#8221; St. Germain posted. &#8220;I’ll still take a bullet to keep your child safe.&#8221;
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Again clarifying her position, the high school teacher posted, &#8220;To be clear, publicly: I knew what I was doing when I did it. I’m not the least f***ing sorry.&#8221;
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An email was sent to Waterville parents by the superintendent on Wednesday, saying that an investigation has been opened into the posts presumably made by St. Germain, according to The Maine Wire.
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Seemingly acknowledging that the email was about her, St. Germain captioned The Maine Wire&#8217;s post, &#8220;I chose to speak as publicly as I could. I am not afraid of you. My superintendent is Peter Hallen. My principal is Brian Laramee.&#8221;
Police have also opened an investigation into St. Germain&#8217;s posts, <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/30/social-media-post-about-trump-draws-reaction-from-waterville-police-school-superintendent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Portland Post Herald.

‘F*** Fascism’: Maine Teacher Calls For Murder Of Trump Supporters, Top Officials In Unhinged Rants

According to a new <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/trump-pompeo-security-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, President Donald Trump has revoked the security details for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Pompeo’s senior policy adviser, Brian Hook, who also served as the U.S. Special Representative for Iran, and Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton.
All three men have been threatened by the theocratic regime of Iran, which blamed Pompeo and Hook for the assassination of Iranian terror master, Iran Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
“God willing, we are looking to kill Trump [and] Pompeo … and military commanders who issued the order should be killed,” Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aerospace force, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-reissues-threat-kill-trump-pompeo-soleimani-death-announcing-long-range-cruise-missile" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in February 2023.
Pompeo, a staunch supporter of Trump during his first term, had both praised and criticized Trump after he left office, lauding Trump’s work on the southern border but <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mike-pompeo-trump-fox-news-b2357298.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticizing</a> him for supposedly mishandling classified documents and additional spending which raised the deficit.
Last August, a Pakistani national with what FBI Director Christopher Wray called “close ties to Iran” was arrested and charged with orchestrating a scheme to reportedly <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistani-iran-murder-plot-u-s-officials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assassinate</a> Trump as well as other government officials.
According to court documents, in April 2024, Asif Merchant, 46, who revealed he has a wife and children in both Iran and Pakistan, came to the U.S. after spending time in Iran. He contacted someone about his alleged scheme; that person, who became a confidential source (CS), then contacted the FBI. In early June in New York, Merchant met the CS and outlined his alleged plot to commit a series of assassinations in the U.S.
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In November, federal law enforcement officials foiled another plan to assassinate then-President-elect Trump that was connected to Iran.
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-murder-hire-and-related-charges-against-irgc-asset-and-two" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indictment</a> against multiple individuals who were involved in plots to murder an Iranian dissident, two Jewish Americans, and Trump on U.S. soil.
Prosecutors indicted Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran, on multiple charges, including murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, money laundering conspiracy, conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and sanctions against the Government of Iran.
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The Arizona man accused of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manhunt-underway-for-arizona-suspect-who-threatened-to-shoot-trump-as-he-visits-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatening to assassinate</a> former President Donald Trump was arrested by Cochise County, Arizona, deputies on Thursday.
Ronald Lee Syrvud, 66, was nabbed by authorities while Trump was visiting Arizona to address the southern border crisis, News Nation correspondent Ali Bradley reported. Syrvud, who had an outstanding warrant for felony failure to register as a sex offender, was charged with a sex offender violation upon his arrest. Bradley reported that the 66-year-old man could also be charged for the alleged threats he made toward Trump, pending an investigation.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a> The Benson man accused of making threats to kill former President Trump was just arrested by Cochise County Sheriff’s deputies.
They are conducting an investigation into the threats and charges may come from that.
He will also be charged with a sex offender violation… <a href="https://t.co/6M6XnxwdgA">https://t.co/6M6XnxwdgA</a>
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/AliBradleyTV/status/1826743495350255780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Republican nominee said he was grateful for the Secret Service agents protecting him, adding that he wasn&#8217;t surprised that someone had allegedly threatened to kill him, the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13769873/Arizona-shoot-trump-ronald-lee-syrvud.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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&#8220;And the reason is because I want to do things that are very bad for the bad guys,&#8221; he remarked. &#8220;So, I have heard, it&#8217;s very unsafe to make this trip. There were some people that really didn&#8217;t want me to make it.&#8221;
According to the Mail, Syrvud was a registered Democrat in the past and had an extensive rap sheet, including pleading no contest to second-degree sexual assault of a child in 2000.
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The alleged assassination threats come just six weeks after Trump was shot by a would-be assassin while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump is visiting the U.S. southern border on Thursday before heading to Glendale on Friday for a rally. Trump held his first outdoor rally since the assassination attempt on Wednesday where he stood behind bulletproof glass that was installed at the behest of the Secret Service.

Deputies Arrest Suspect Who Threatened To Kill Trump

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Crime

Southern Border

Law enforcement in Cochise County, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arizona" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arizona</a>, is urgently searching for a 66-year-old man who allegedly threatened to shoot former President Donald Trump as Trump visits the border state on Thursday.
The Cochise County Sheriff&#8217;s Office released a poster of Ronald Lee Syrvud on Thursday, saying he is wanted for alleged threats to kill a presidential candidate, News Nation correspondent Ali Bradley reported. Syrvud has outstanding warrants stemming from a DUI in Wisconsin, a hit-and-run in another Arizona county, and felony failure to register as a sex offender.
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Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told the Daily Mail that &#8220;based on the threats made&#8221; by Syrvud, authorities have ramped up security, especially considering that Trump&#8217;s speech at the border later on Thursday is &#8220;in an open venue.&#8221;
&#8220;We have zero tolerance for any kind of threats or intents of violence, so we&#8217;ll find him. He&#8217;ll go to jail,&#8221; Dannels said.
&#8220;He&#8217;s a registered sex offender here in Cochise County, and we were looking for him. He&#8217;s out of compliance as part of his violations. So we&#8217;re looking for him on that,&#8221; the sheriff added. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to arrest him on that. But also the fact his pulse was obviously directed toward this event. So we want to talk to him about that.&#8221;
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The alleged threats come just six weeks after Trump was shot by a would-be assassin while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump is visiting the U.S. southern border on Thursday before heading to Glendale on Friday for a rally. Trump held his first outdoor rally since the assassination attempt on Wednesday where he stood behind bulletproof glass that was installed at the behest of the Secret Service.

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Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) says the Department of Justice declined to prosecute threats against his family in contrast to how it has handled similar threats against Democrats.
Banks questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland about the seeming disparity in response to threats against Banks and threats against Democratic members of Congress. Banks wrote in a letter to the Justice Department chief that the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana “declined” to prosecute a man despite “clear evidence” of threats against Banks’ family, according to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-attorney-declined-prosecution-threat-congressman-letter-claims/story?id=111201176" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a>, which obtained a copy of the letter.
&#8220;When Capitol Police referred the criminal case against Aaron Thompson to the U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Indiana, they declined to prosecute despite clear evidence that Thompson violated federal law,&#8221; Banks wrote.
Banks received several threatening voicemails from Thompson, who was later prosecuted by a local district attorney in Indiana and sentenced to two years of probation.
“Three daughters. Hey, hey, hey, three bullets hey, hey, hey one wife yay. Oh yeah, yeah, we&#8217;ll give her two bullets,” Thompson said in one message, according to Banks’ letter.
In an interview with U.S. Capitol Police, Thompson <a href="https://dailyjournal.net/2023/11/20/fort-wayne-man-gets-probation-for-harassing-rep-jim-banks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted</a> to calling and threatening Banks over disagreements with his political views. Thompson said he was intoxicated during the calls.
The DOJ’s treatment of Banks’ case contrasts with how the department handled threats leveled against Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, according to Banks, who asked Garland why the cases were treated differently. A man accused of threatening the California Democrat <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/eric-swalwell-threats-19464591.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded</a> guilty in May after being charged by federal prosecutors in January.
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In Swalwell’s case, an elderly Florida man left messages for the congressman, calling him a “moron” and accusing him of sleeping with a Chinese spy. The man also threatened Swalwell’s kids, saying, “I’m gonna kill your children.” The man said he was intoxicated at the time he left the messages for Swalwell.
In a case this week not featured in Banks&#8217; letter, federal prosecutors <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-man-threatened-kill-us-rep-maxine-waters-sentenced-33-months-pri-rcna157605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> a sentence of 33 months in prison and a $10,000 fine for a Texas man who was convicted of making threats against Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced the sentence against Brian Michael Gaherty of Houston on Monday.
Gaherty pleaded guilty to leaving four threatening messages for Waters in August and November 2022. In one of the messages, Gaherty threatened to &#8220;put a cap&#8221; in Waters&#8217; head, “cut [her] throat,” and “stomp” her.

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Republican Says DOJ ‘Declined’ To Prosecute Threats Targeting His Family, Unlike Those Against Dems

Jim Banks Says DOJ ‘Declined’ To Prosecute Threats Against His Family, Unlike Those Against Democrats

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A Wisconsin man who donated to Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has been charged with making a bomb threat to the campaign office of her Republican challenger. 
Police charged 72-year-old Joseph Quade with making terrorist threats on Friday after investigating a message sent to the Senate campaign office of Eric Hovde that said the office “might blow up,” the Wisconsin State Journal <a href="https://madison.com/news/local/crime-courts/joseph-quade-eric-hovde-threat-crime-madison-wisconsin/article_d0bf5d20-0420-11ef-b524-efb32d044d9a.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Hovde, a businessman, is attempting to unseat Baldwin in the November election.
“Hey (EH), you think your building might blow up tomorrow? I don’t think you should have any of your people come to work,” said the threatening message, which was sent via a voice memo attached to an email, according to the criminal complaint. 
Quade told police that he did not remember making the threat, but said he could get “a little political,” and it was possible he sent the message, the Journal reported. The threat to Hovde’s office in Madison was sent in on April 4. 
Quade has donated to Baldwin’s campaign on three separate occasions in 2023, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00326801&amp;contributor_name=joe+quade&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2022&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Federal Election Commission data. His most recent donation came on December 29 and totaled $25. Previously he donated $25 and $50 to Baldwin’s campaign. 
In a statement to The Daily Wire, Baldwin&#8217;s campaign announced it would be donating the contributions to charity.
“Violence has no place in our politics and anyone who threatens violence has no place in our campaign. We will be donating this individual’s contributions to charity,&#8221; said campaign spokesman Andrew Mamo.
According to the complaint, Quade said he sometimes drinks too much and says things he doesn’t mean. If convicted, Quade could be sentenced to 3.5 years of combined prison and extended supervision, the Journal noted. He will go before a judge in Dane County Circuit Court on May 2. 
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A recent <a href="https://www.marquette.edu/news-center/2024/law-poll-finds-very-close-presidential-us-senate-races-in-wisconsin.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> from Marquette University shows a close race between Baldwin and Hovde in the Badger State, with Baldwin at 52% among registered voters and Hovde at 47%. Baldwin, who is seeking her third term in the Senate, won her last election by over 10 points. 
The poll also showed former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden by two points. Trump was backed by 51% of registered voters while Biden was supported by 49%.
Wisconsin is expected to be a battleground state in 2024 with the winner likely going on to win the presidency. The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee in July as they look to flip the state back after the 2020 election.

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Wisconsin

A far-Left protester was arrested last week in California for allegedly threatening Bakersfield City Council members and Republican Mayor Karen Goh for not backing a Gaza ceasefire resolution.
Riddhi Patel, 28, who <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/us-news/anti-israel-protester-threatens-to-murder-lawmakers-at-ca-city-council-meeting/">reportedly</a> claims to be non-binary, was charged with 18 felony counts of making terrorist threats and threatening city council staffers.
&#8220;You guys are all horrible human beings, and Jesus probably would have killed you himself,&#8221; she told the council members at a public hearing. &#8220;And I hope one day somebody brings the guillotine and kills all of you motherf***ers.&#8221;
&#8220;In the last five years I&#8217;ve attended city council meetings, there&#8217;s never been metal detectors, there&#8217;s never been more cops,&#8221; she later added. &#8220;The only reason you&#8217;re doing it is because people actually don&#8217;t care if you guys don&#8217;t like them, and they&#8217;re actually resisting. So you want to criminalize them.&#8221;
&#8220;And for that reason, you guys want to criminalize us with metal detectors,&#8221; she concluded. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see you at your house, we&#8217;ll murder you.&#8221;
Moments later, Mayor Goh signaled to law enforcement, “That was a threat, what you said at the end, so officers are going to escort you out and take care of that.”
Police quickly escorted her out of the room and arrested her.
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Patel was charged with eight counts of threatening state officials and 10 counts of making threats with intent to terrorize.
She was <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/14/world-news/anti-israel-protester-riddhi-patel-sobs-during-arraignment/">reportedly</a> ordered to be held on $1 million bail and stay at least 500 yards from city hall.
Video of her from her arraignment on Friday went viral online as she sobbed in court.
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In case you missed it, far-left activist Riddhi Patel is now facing 18 felony counts for allegedly threatening the Bakersfield City Council. We need more of this accountability. The before and after is glorious. <a href="https://t.co/cHcqSs1g0u">pic.twitter.com/cHcqSs1g0u</a>
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California

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a> man has been arrested for threatening to “blow” the “brains out” of a presidential candidate, according to the Justice Department. 
The DOJ <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/dover-man-arrested-and-charged-threatening-kill-presidential-candidate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Monday morning that a 30-year-old man had been charged over a text message that threatened a candidate and attendees of a campaign event. The DOJ did not identify which candidate had been threatened, but the campaign of Republican tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy reportedly confirmed that he was the target of the threat. 
On December 8, in response to a text message about an event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the suspect allegedly replied, “Great, another opportunity for me to blow his brains out!” and “I’m going to kill everyone who attends and then f*** their corpses.”
According to the DOJ, the text message was sent in response to an invitation for a campaign event on December 11. Ramaswamy was the only candidate with a public event <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/nh-man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-presidential-candidate/3216001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> in Portsmouth that day and his campaign told the New Hampshire Journal that they were the targets of the threat. 
“We are grateful to law enforcement for their swiftness and professionalism in handling this matter and pray for the safety of all Americans,” campaign spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin <a href="https://nhjournal.com/dover-man-arrested-after-threat-to-blow-ramasamys-brains-out-at-portsmouth-event/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the outlet. 
Ramaswamy’s campaign had scheduled a “Breakfast with Vivek” event at the Roundabout Dinner in Portsmouth, the NHJournal reported. 
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The suspect will appear in federal court in Concord on Monday for an initial hearing. According to the DOJ, he could face up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 if convicted.
Court documents also allege that he had sent threatening messages to a different candidate last week, saying he wanted to &#8220;blow that b******&#8217;s head off,&#8221; NBC Boston reported. 
Another message said, &#8220;Thanks, I&#8217;ll see you there. Hope you have the stamina for a mass shooting!&#8221;
On Monday morning, Ramaswamy <a href="https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1734212795577585906" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a series of events throughout New Hampshire, including in the cities of Portsmouth, Nashua, and Manchester.

Epstein Friend Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested By FBI

Man Accused Of Threatening To ‘Blow’ The ‘Brains Out’ Of Presidential Candidate

2024 Primaries

New Hampshire

Vivek Ramaswamy

A Georgia man accused of making violent threats against Rep. Marjorie Talyor Greene (R-GA) and her family has been arrested and charged, Greene’s office said Thursday.
The Macon, Georgia, man — who was identified as 34-year-old Sean Patrick Cirillo — allegedly called Greene’s office and said he was going to shoot the Republican congresswoman in the head with a sniper rifle, WSB-TV <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-man-arrested-accused-threatening-222925491.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. In the call, which was shared with WSB-TV, Cirillo allegedly claimed to be a major donor before threatening to kill Greene and her family.
“I’m going to kill her next week. I’m going to murder her,” he said, <a href="https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/report-georgia-man-charged-with-threatening-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-northwest-georgia-14th-district-threats-harrassment-sean-patrick-cirillo-dalton-representative" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> screaming into the phone. “You don’t think you’re going to get payback? You’re going to die. Your family is going to die.”
Cirillo was charged with using communication devices to make threats — a felony — according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/09/politics/georgia-man-arrested-for-threatening-to-murder-congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Greene said she had to close her district office in Dalton, Georgia, after the threat was made, adding that death threats are nothing new for her as she faces them almost daily. Another Georgia Republican, Rep. Rich McCormick, had to close his district office in Cumming after staff there received “serious threats of violence.”
“I want to thank every single member of law enforcement who acted swiftly in response to this murderous threat,” Greene said. “From Rome City Police, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Capitol Police, the House Sergeant at Arms, and ultimately the FBI who made the arrest, every official acted quickly to put this man behind bars.”
“I’m not the only victim with this threat of violence. My family is threatened. My staff is threatened,” Greene added. “I even had to close my district office due to the potential of violence. It’s wrong and never should happen.”
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The firebrand conservative congresswoman, who was first elected to office in 2020, is known for her controversial statements and social media posts. She has remained a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, backing him during his 2024 presidential campaign and numerous legal battles, including his pending trial in Greene’s home state of Georgia.

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Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening To Kill Marjorie Taylor Greene And Her Family

Georgia

House Republicans

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/eric-swalwell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Swalwell</a> (D-CA) reported former San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller to U.S. Capitol Police this week after Miller allegedly sent him a threatening message on Twitter.
“Who is this guy threatening to execute me?&#8221; Swalwell asked on Twitter while posting a screenshot of the message. &#8220;And how does he have so many followers?&#8221;
Miller’s message to Swalwell said, “Almost time!!! Would you rather Guantanamo or just execution.” &#8220;F***in’ traitor.”
Sports writer Rich Madrid responded to Swalwell, “He’s a former pro football player for the 49ers before he got cut for beating up a 70yo man in a sandwich shop.”
Swalwell later shared an update on Twitter: &#8220;The @49ers reached out to me this afternoon regarding this threat from a former player. As a lifelong member of The Faithful, I appreciate them sharing their concern.&#8221;
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UPDATE: The <a href="https://twitter.com/49ers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@49ers</a> reached out to me this afternoon regarding this threat from a former player. As a lifelong member of The Faithful, I appreciate them sharing their concern. <a href="https://t.co/OtawuiCEPU">https://t.co/OtawuiCEPU</a>
&mdash; Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/1659349424370327552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Miller later responded to Swalwell on Twitter, writing: &#8220;@ericswalwell I was content with trolling corrupt politicians in my dm’s, but since you want to make a story out of it then that’s what we’ll do. That was in no way a threat to you or you family. I missed when a harmless game of &#8216;would you rather&#8217; Guantanamo or execution (which to my knowledge is the punishment) for the treason you’ve so aggressively participated in trying to frame the sitting president, who was disrupting the corrupt status quo of the parasitic us gov. You Eric, are a traitor to the country, to your state, and to your district.&#8221;
&#8220;I am not a threat to you or anyone else for that matter,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;However, you and the uniparty are a threat to the country and to the world. While your busy deflecting to bs and running around screwing Chinese spies while sitting on an intelligence committee, the Bay Area is in decay under the leadership of you and the other corrupt leadership.&#8221;
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&#8220;But you’d rather spend the last 7 years committing the biggest fraud in US history, instead of helping people. One that all of you knew from conception was a fraud, and it’s very clear,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I never threatened you, I asked a simple question which struck a nerve, which I can imagine would since that punishment is in the cards for you and many others! Im not maga, republican or democrat. I’m an American who is sick of watching the corrupt establishment destroy our country.&#8221;

Rep. Eric Swalwell

Ex-NFL Player Allegedly Threatens Eric Swalwell: ‘Guantanamo Or Just Execution’

Ex-NFL Player Allegedly Threatens Eric Swalwell: 'Guantanamo Or Just Execution'

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