{"id":2321896,"date":"2024-08-09T11:45:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-elissa-slotkins-home-targeted-in-swatting-incident-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:49:38","slug":"rep-elissa-slotkins-home-targeted-in-swatting-incident-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-elissa-slotkins-home-targeted-in-swatting-incident-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Elissa Slotkin\u2019s home targeted in swatting incident &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-elissa-slotkins-home-targeted-in-swatting-incident-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2321896&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Elissa Slotkin&#8217;s home in Holly, Michigan was the target of a swatting incident on Thursday, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-get-unwelcome-christmas-surprises-with-police-called-to-their-homes\/\" title=\"Police called to Republican homes during Christmas bring unwelcome surprises\">false emergency calls<\/a> were made to \u2063provoke a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-sentences-alabama-woman-who-fabricated-kidnapping\/\" title=\"Alabama woman sentenced by judge for making up kidnapping story\">significant law enforcement response<\/a>. Michigan State Police \u200cconfirmed that they responded \u200bto what\u2062 turned out\u200c to\u200b be a &#8220;false\u200b threat.&#8221; At the time of the incident, Slotkin was not at \u200bhome. Her spokeswoman noted that this is part of a\u200c concerning trend of swatting targeting\u2064 members of Congress. Slotkin expressed gratitude for the prompt \u2063and professional response from the police and emphasized the importance of\u2064 accountability for those responsible. Cases of swatting, \u2064especially against\u200b elected officials, have been increasing recently.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rep. Elissa Slotkin&rsquo;s home targeted in swatting incident<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726250\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Elissa Slotkin&rsquo;s (D-MI) home was targeted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swatting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>swatting<\/a> incident Thursday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Police<\/a> confirmed they responded to a &ldquo;false threat&rdquo; at Slotkin&rsquo;s home in Holly, Michigan. Swatting refers to someone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-swatted-on-christmas\/\" title=\"MTG gets &#039;Swatted&#039; during Christmas\">making false emergency calls<\/a> to prompt a heavy law enforcement response.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for Slotkin told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2024\/08\/08\/slotkins-home-in-michigan-swatted-as-senate-race-gears-up\/74731419007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Detroit News<\/em><\/a>  that the congresswoman was not home at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the latest in a disturbing trend of swatting incidents targeting members of Congress,&rdquo; Slotkin spokeswoman Lynsey Mukomel told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congresswoman Slotkin is deeply grateful for the swift and professional response by law enforcement to this unfortunate incident, and that U.S. Capitol Police will be following up to investigate and hopefully hold accountable those responsible,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Swatting cases have been on the rise targeting elected officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/swatting-christmas-day-majorie-taylor-greene-georgia-brandon-williams-michelle-wu-1855836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Several politicians<\/a> were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2023\/12\/29\/swatting-elected-officials-explainer\/72058718007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>targeted<\/a> with swatting on Christmas Day last year. In March, a person of interest was found to have made more than 100 swatting calls that targeted officials in President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, including&nbsp;Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Security Agency Director Jen Easterly and others, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wwmt.com\/news\/nation-world\/police-respond-to-rep-elissa-slotkins-michigan-home-targeted-in-swatting-incident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CBS Detroit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Slotkin is set to face former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Senate race. The two are looking to claim Sen. Debbie Stabenow&rsquo;s (D-MI) seat as she is retiring.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeRogersForMI\/status\/1821907457221816737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>condemned<\/a> the swatting incident, saying the event was &ldquo;horrific and I am glad to hear that she was not harmed&rdquo; and that it was his &ldquo;sincere hope that the perpetrators are found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726250\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726250\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Elissa Slotkin&#8217;s residence was the target of a swatting incident on Thursday in Michigan. The Michigan State Police confirmed that they responded to a &#8220;false threat&#8221; at her home in Holly, Michigan. Swatting involves making fake emergency calls to elicit a significant law enforcement response. According to Slotkin&#8217;s spokesperson, the congresswoman was not present during the incident. Lynsey Mukomel, Slotkin&#8217;s spokeswoman, expressed concern over the increasing trend of swatting incidents aimed at members of Congress and praised law enforcement for their quick and professional response. She noted that U.S. Capitol Police would be investigating the matter to hold those responsible accountable. Swatting cases have been rising among elected officials; several politicians were targeted with similar incidents last Christmas Day. In March, an individual linked to over 100 swatting calls targeting officials in President Biden\u2019s administration was identified by authorities, as reported by CBS Detroit. Slotkin is preparing for a Senate race against former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers for Sen. Debbie Stabenow\u2019s seat as she retires from her position. Rogers condemned the swatting event as &#8220;horrific&#8221; and expressed relief that Slotkin was unharmed while hoping for justice against those responsible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2321897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/elissa-slotkin-michigan.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33557,37671,37672,34722,37670],"class_list":["post-2321896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-elissa-slotkin","tag-home-invasion","tag-political-safety","tag-security-concerns","tag-swatting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/elissa-slotkin-michigan.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}