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A second Republican congressman was “swatted” on Christmas Day, hours after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was visited by armed law enforcement at her home.
In an X post, Monday, Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) announced, “Our home was swatted this afternoon. Thanks to the Deputies and Troopers who contacted me before arriving. They left with homemade cookies and spiced nuts! Merry Christmas everyone!”
In a follow-up post, Williams revealed that Capitol and local police were investigating the incident and that five police cars had arrived at his home following the false report.
“The deputies & troopers were polite, professional, & prompt. God bless them,” Williams added.
Swatting — the act of making a false police report with the intention that the victim receives a visit from armed law enforcement — has been used against many public figures, including former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and podcast host Tim Pool, and has even resulted in death.
Greene was visited by law enforcement on Monday morning after an anonymous caller told 911 that a man had been shot at the congresswoman’s address.
Local police were reportedly called by the suspect, who took responsibility for the incident and said “they were upset about Ms. Greene’s stance on ‘trans-gender youth’s rights.””
“I have been swatted 8 times but the FBI can’t seem to figure out who is responsible for the swatting and says the law doesn’t allow them to track them down,” protested Greene on X following the incident. “The FBI can do so many things, has even abused FISA to spy on hundreds of thousands of Americans, but can not figure out who wants me killed by a hail of bullets fired by a SWAT team responding to murder suicide calls supposedly coming from me.”
Human Events senior editor Jack Posobiec also announced on Monday that his parents had been “swatted.”
“They told the officers that I had shot my wife and sons in the kitchen,” he wrote.
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