Home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Targeted by Pipe Bomb Threat

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks during a hearing in Washington on June 3, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been the target of a bomb threat, her office said on Dec. 9.

Police in Rome, Georgia, were dispatched to Greene’s residence due to the threat, which her office said was “traced to a Russian IP address.”

The department’s bomb squad was on the scene, according to her office.

There is no active threat against Greene, it added.

“Due to the international nature and severity of this threat, our office is collaborating closely with local and federal law enforcement, including the FBI, to ensure the perpetrator is brought to justice,” the office stated.

The threat apparently contains pro-Palestinian language, according to screenshots shared by Greene’s office in a press release.

“Using a 1x8 inch threaded galvanized pipe, end caps, a kitchen timer, some wires, metal clips, and homemade black powder, I’ve constructed a pipe bomb which I recently hid in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s mailbox at [redacted address],” read the threat emailed to the police.

“It is set to go off during the weekend but it would also explode the next time anybody opens the mailbox,” it continued. “Even if Marjorie does not open the mailbox herself I’m still satisfied with the prospect of some pig cops losing their lives or being injured. Viva Viva Palestina.”

Greene has a record of expressing support for Israel despite being critical of giving foreign assistance to Israel and Ukraine.

This is not the first time the lawmaker has been threatened in a way that has resulted in law enforcement taking action.

Greene was the target of a “swatting” incident in December 2023.

Swatting is when someone falsely reports a threat at a residence, prompting police—including tactical SWAT units—to arrive. These incidents carry the risk of the target being injured or even killed.

The latest threat against Greene followed a handful against members of Congress in late November. So far, all were false alarms.

On Nov. 28, members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation were victims of a bomb threat.

Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) said in a statement she was informed by police that a pipe bomb was in her mailbox in Wolcott, Connecticut.

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said in a statement posted on X that he was told by law enforcement of a bomb threat against his home in Greenwich, where he was spending Thanksgiving with family.

Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) said in a statement that police went to his home in East Hartford due to a bomb threat.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said in a statement her home in New Haven was threatened with a bomb.

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) was at his home in Vernon amid a bomb threat against it, according to his spokesperson in a statement.

The office of House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)—named by President-elect Donald Trump to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations—confirmed in a Nov. 27 post on X that her family home was the target of a bomb threat.

She and her family were traveling to upstate New York from Washington at the time. U.S. Capitol Police, local police, and New York State police responded to the incident, her office stated.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) condemned the threats.

“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,” posted Johnson on X.

Jeffries said in a Nov. 29 statement: “House Democrats will not be deterred or intimidated from serving the people by violent threats.

“We have been in close communication with the Sergeant at Arms office and it is imperative that Congress provide maximum protection for all members and their families moving forward.”