A bomb threat forces the Republican Party headquarters to evacuate

The headquarters of the Republican Committee in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was forced to evacuate on Saturday after the headquarters received an “angry non-normative” bomb threat.

According to The Philly Inquirer, a Republican staffer, received the call just after 11 a.m. Saturday and was the only person in the office at the time. The paper reports that Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman Christian Nascimento said the “profane” call was something along the lines of “I’m going to blow this place up.”

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Pennsylvania State Police said they are investigating Saturday’s bomb threat along with the FBI, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and Whitpain City law enforcement officers.

“There is no place for violence or threats of violence against any political group or voter,” Pennsylvania State Police said. “We strive to work with @PAStateDept to ensure that the 2024 elections are safe, secure and fair.”

After Saturday’s bomb threat, the PA Republican Party released a statement at X, explaining that the bomb threat was just “one of a growing number of threats, violence and intimidation against Republican candidates, offices and staff this cycle” in addition to the two attacks on former President Donald Trump.

In a statement Saturday, the PA Republican Party said an Erie County Republican Party staffer received text messages in September from a suspect who threatened to kill and “skin alive” a party worker.

The PA Republican Party continued: “On October 10, people forced their way into the Delaware County Republican headquarters, threatened to kill staff and blocked their exit from the building.”

The PA Republican Party also said several people associated with the Republican Party received a letter from an anonymous person who said, “If your candidate wins…we know where you live, you’re in the database. On a dead, cold winter’s night, this year, or the next, or beyond, there’s no telling what might happen.” The person added, “You step on me at your own peril, mommy. We look forward to future visits.”

The PA Republican Party said all recent incidents have been reported to the FBI, the Governor’s Task Force on Election Integrity and local law enforcement.

In a statement Saturday, Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Lawrence Tabas said, “Nothing will stop us from working to elect those who will get our country back on track. And there must be unanimous agreement that political violence has no place in our elections, especially after an innocent Butler County man and father lost his life to political violence. We strongly urge the people of Pennsylvania to make their voices heard through voting, not through violence and intimidation.”