{"id":2374768,"date":"2024-11-30T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-calls-out-insane-behavior-after-threats-to-connecticut-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-30T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T20:01:04","slug":"johnson-calls-out-insane-behavior-after-threats-to-connecticut-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-calls-out-insane-behavior-after-threats-to-connecticut-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson calls out \u2018insane behavior\u2019 after threats to Connecticut Democrats &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fjohnson-calls-out-insane-behavior-after-threats-to-connecticut-democrats-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=2374768&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>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) \u2062condemned threats made against Connecticut Democrats, which\u200c were signed with the message &#8220;MAGA.&#8221; These \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">threats included bomb threats reportedly received<\/a> by multiple Democratic\u200c lawmakers in Connecticut,\u200c highlighting a disturbing trend of\u2062 political \u2063violence during\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-senate-judiciary-subcommittee-unanimously-passes-motion-to-audit-fulton-countys-absentee-ballots-using-method-outlined-by-jovan-pulitzer\/\" title=\"Georgia Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Unanimously Passes Motion to Audit Fulton County\u2019s Absentee Ballots Using Method Outlined by Jovan Pulitzer\">current election cycle<\/a>. Johnson denounced the actions as &#8220;dangerous and insane,&#8221; asserting that political\u2062 opponents \u200bshould not be viewed as enemies. He\u2064 emphasized\u200d the \u200bneed \u2062for civility in politics and\u2063 mentioned \u200dthat President Joe Biden\u2064 stated the\u200d FBI is investigating the threats. This situation \u200bhas \u2062come to light following \u200ba similar pattern of threats directed at Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet \u2064nominees.  <\/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\">Johnson calls out &lsquo;insane behavior&rsquo; after threats to Connecticut Democrats<\/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_1896702\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) on Saturday condemned threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> in the lower chamber that were signed off with the message &ldquo;MAGA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A slew of Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3245772\/bomb-threats-democrats-signed-maga-jeffries-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">received<\/a> bomb threats in their mailboxes signed with &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; at the conclusion of the message on Thursday according to an announcement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Friday. The news came after President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s top Cabinet nominees received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3244138\/trump-cabinet-nominees-swatted-bomb-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">similar threats<\/a> this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the top House Republican, Johnson condemned the threats to Democrats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is dangerous and insane behavior. Regardless of what party you belong to, your political opponents are not your enemies. This is not who we are in America,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1862910203781333138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post<\/a> to X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is dangerous and insane behavior. Regardless of what party you belong to, your political opponents are not your enemies. <\/p>\n<p>This is not who we are in America.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihi5GdJO2r\">https:\/\/t.co\/ihi5GdJO2r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1862910203781333138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Six of the seven members of Connecticut&rsquo;s congressional delegation, including Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney, and John Larson Rosa DeLauro, as well as Sen. Chris Murphy were targeted with by the threats. <\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the FBI was looking into the incident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., hands the gavel to speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The two Baptists work side-by-side in the House but are miles apart politically and theologically. Jeffries, whose faith is rooted in the Black social gospel, has not been shy &mdash; just not as outspoken as Johnson regarding the role faith plays in his political duties. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The news comes as political violence reached historic highs during the 2024 election cycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump survived at least two assassination attempts. He took a gunshot wound to the ear, narrowly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3166070\/takeaways-senate-first-public-report-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">averting death<\/a> during the first attempt on July 13. Another would-be assassin was charged with trying to kill the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3155024\/fbi-confirms-investigating-assassination-attempt-trump-golf-club-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">played golf<\/a> in Florida in September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Multiple of Trump&rsquo;s nominees to serve in top Cabinet posts during his second term in the White House have also received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3244138\/trump-cabinet-nominees-swatted-bomb-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">bomb threats<\/a> or been swatted.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), CIA nominee John Ratcliffe,&nbsp; defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, and Howard Lutnick, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-demand-hold-on-biden-commerce-pick-over-huawei-concerns\/\" title=\"Republicans Demand Hold on Biden Commerce Pick Over Huawei Concerns\">commerce secretary nominee<\/a>, have all reportedly been threatened with violence in the past few weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1896702\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896702\"}});<\/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>Johnson condemns &#8216;insane behavior&#8217; after threats to CT Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2374769,"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\/11\/AP24317616657904.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43043,4162,4855],"class_list":["post-2374768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-connecticut-democrats","tag-johnson","tag-threats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24317616657904.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374768","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374768"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374772,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374768\/revisions\/2374772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}