Eric Swalwell Warns ‘Bloodshed Is Coming’ After Revealing Death Threat: ‘The Architects Are Trump & McCarthy’

Zachary LeemanAug 31st, 2022, 9:44 am
 
Eric Swalwell Declares 'Bloodhsed Is Coming'

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According to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), “bloodshed is coming” and the architects of this “violent time” are former President Donald Trump and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Swalwell took to Twitter this week to share a rambling, near-nonsensical death threat his office received from a man claiming he was going to arrive with a rifle and kill the Democratic congressman.

“A staffer of mine—who’s 1 month into her job—received a call from a man saying he’s coming to our office w/ an assault rifle to kill me,” Swalwell tweeted. “I hesitate to share this but how else do I tell you we are in violent times, & the architects are Trump & McCarthy. Bloodshed is coming.”

He followed up the tweet with a statement from the staffer describing the phone call. According to the statement, the unidentified man said he wanted to talk to Swalwell and went on a “rant regarding gay issues,” claiming to be gay himself in a rather bizarre and vulgar manner.

“Used the f slur several times. Mentioned he has guns and wants to “Fuck him up,'” the note reads. “Also made a statement that he will come to the office, or to wherever he is to hurt him. He will bring guns (AR-15s) to the office to kill him and fuck him up.”

The man reportedly called a second time and launched into another rant where he continued using homophobic language and threatening the congressman.

Swalwell has made threats against him public before. In June, he released a call from someone threatening his children and pushed the blame on the rhetoric of another Republican, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).

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Zachary Leeman covered pop culture and politics at outlets such as Breitbart, LifeZette, BizPac Review, HollywoodinToto, and others. He is the author of the novel Nigh. He joined Mediaite in 2022.