Bomb Threat Forces Swing State County GOP Headquarters To Close

The Republican committee headquarters in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was forced to close its doors on Saturday after staff received a bomb threat by phone, according to a press release.

Pennsylvania’s GOP stated that an “angry” caller made a “profanity-laced bomb threat” to the Montgomery County office around 11:07 a.m. The state GOP noted that this incident isn’t isolated, as the party has experienced an increase in violent threats since September.

“Nothing will stop us from working to elect those who will put our country back on track,” Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Lawrence Tabas wrote.

“And there should be unanimous agreement that political violence has no place in our elections, especially after an innocent Butler County husband and father lost his life to political violence,” Tabas added. “We emphatically urge Pennsylvanians to voice their opinions by voting, not violence and intimidation.”

In early September, an Erie County GOP staffer allegedly received death threats from a state resident, who threatened to kill the worker if they did not respond.

“I will KILL YOU IF YOU DON’T ANSWER ME!” “GONNA F***ING FIND YOU AND SKIN YOU ALIVE AND USE YOUR SKIN FOR F***ING TOILET PAPER, YOU F***ING KKK**T!” the test message stated, according to the press release.

Later, on Oct. 10, protestors “forcibly entered” the Delaware County Republican headquarters, reportedly threatening to “kill staff” and refusing to allow them to leave the building, according to the press release. During the incident, two female volunteers told authorities they felt threatened by the four protestors, the Mainline Times & Suburban reported.