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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Thu May 12, 2022, 01:21 PM May 2022

Departing White House press secretary Jen Psaki details threats against her and her family

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the hardest part of the job has not been the daily sparring with reporters but enduring threats against her and her family.

“I’ve had threats, I have had nasty letters, texts to me with my personal address, the names of my children,” Psaki told a group of reporters Thursday at a breakfast meeting sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor.

“It crosses lines, and you know, that’s when it becomes a little scary,” she said.

Public officials across the country have reported an increasing number of threats over the past couple of years, with targets ranging from members of Congress and governors to even school board members and health care workers. Some experts worry the threats could even jeopardize the running of this year's midterm elections.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/departing-white-house-press-secretary-jen-psaki-details-threats-against-her-and-her-family/ar-AAXcot8



Why Brett Kavanaugh even had his keg delivery delayed.
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Departing White House press secretary Jen Psaki details threats against her and her family (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 OP
To be a competent government employee Turbineguy May 2022 #1
Such cowards. efhmc May 2022 #2
This is how fascists do things. They want you personally afraid. overleft May 2022 #3
the people doing this llashram May 2022 #4
Fux nooz. Fux nooz. Fux nooz. Fux nooz. Fux nooz. BComplex May 2022 #5
How he was elected -- voters were conned into TFG. By the media, by his party and by himself. ificandream May 2022 #6
And likely has some help Jerry2144 May 2022 #12
Contrast the professionalism of Psaki with Senator Collins and the SC justices. Lonestarblue May 2022 #7
Is her name Susan? Aviation Pro May 2022 #10
And yesterday the Administration tonekat May 2022 #8
This is a shame because they also harassed Fauci (and continue to do so) BumRushDaShow May 2022 #9
With elected Traildogbob May 2022 #17
I really feel for your daughter BumRushDaShow May 2022 #18
I'm old enough Traildogbob May 2022 #20
Seems FBI could cross-check any fingerprints/electronic forensics against 1/6 participants. JudyM May 2022 #11
The people who cross the line from peaceful protest need to face consequences. onecaliberal May 2022 #13
ReTrumplicans and Christofascist terrorists. Cowards every one. Magoo48 May 2022 #14
I thought we had laws against making threats. Cobalt Violet May 2022 #15
SHE NEEDS TO SUE FAUX NEWS Trueblue1968 May 2022 #16
I know there must be some from the left but most threats I see reported are from efhmc May 2022 #19
"Public officials across the country have reported an increasing number of threats" ThoughtCriminal May 2022 #21

llashram

(6,265 posts)
4. the people doing this
Thu May 12, 2022, 01:51 PM
May 2022

were just waiting for the go-ahead from d. trump. How America allowed such a stupid, ignorant, dangerous individual like TPOSFG to ascend to this nation's highest political office is beyond my comprehension.

BComplex

(7,977 posts)
5. Fux nooz. Fux nooz. Fux nooz. Fux nooz. Fux nooz.
Thu May 12, 2022, 01:59 PM
May 2022

It ALL goes back to 24/7 propaganda. On military bases. In prisons. Where all the dangerous folks hang out.

ificandream

(9,192 posts)
6. How he was elected -- voters were conned into TFG. By the media, by his party and by himself.
Thu May 12, 2022, 02:04 PM
May 2022

Strange bedfellows, but it worked. And I really hate the argument that Hillary was a bad candidate. She wasn't. We (well, not me personally, but others) were bad voters.

Lonestarblue

(9,874 posts)
7. Contrast the professionalism of Psaki with Senator Collins and the SC justices.
Thu May 12, 2022, 02:19 PM
May 2022

To my knowledge Psaki did not complain in public about threats, though I sure hope she got extra security. Collins called the police over some chalk on her sidewalk, while Alito and Kavanaugh demanded that protesters be barred because they should not be subjected to protests from people angry at them. And there you have it—supreme Court justices who don’t want to uphold the Constitution.

tonekat

(1,805 posts)
8. And yesterday the Administration
Thu May 12, 2022, 02:30 PM
May 2022

...was requesting protestors going to the homes of conservative members of SCOTUS to tone it down. This was in the WaPo and the comment section was long and a majority of commenters said "Screw that!".

The right has been intimidating the left with threats for a long time now. About time we counter that.

As for the homes of judges being sacrosanct, remember that the SCOTUS said that harrassment by Westboro Chuch crazies was just fine!!

BumRushDaShow

(127,270 posts)
9. This is a shame because they also harassed Fauci (and continue to do so)
Thu May 12, 2022, 02:52 PM
May 2022

for the past 2, no going on 3 years.

But chalk up a sidewalk and

Traildogbob

(8,566 posts)
17. With elected
Thu May 12, 2022, 03:56 PM
May 2022

Repukes asking for a firing squad to kill Fauchi. It’s been relentless threats of killing Congress members Senators, governors, teachers, medical professionals and need people from the white right wing especially since trump escalated down. Too chicken shit to walk down. Fuck these pearl clutching add holes. None of those people got special protection. My daughter’s ICU night shift had to be Ed courted to the cats after shift because of those GQP scum.

Traildogbob

(8,566 posts)
20. I'm old enough
Thu May 12, 2022, 07:51 PM
May 2022

To remember people cheering them on for their dedication when bodies were being stacked high in refrigerated trucks. That was before right wing hate and lies made them evil enemies of FreeDumb. That is on GQP and right wing. Like we need that to be in power, and next time, they will never leave. And thank you for showing concern for her. This is National Nurse Week. Show them some love and appreciation. Her hospital gave them a coupon for ice cream at the cafeteria, which is close at night, her shift. This hospital was bought by the same Corp that Rick Scott was CEO of that got busted for the largest Medicare fraud in history. And they are still in business, and after being indicted, Scott became Gov, then Senator and wet dreams of President to destroy SS, Medicare and Medicaid.
That is how nurses are appreciated in for profit health care hospitals. And we think Rick Scott gives a damn?
We are a lost democracy with no concern for those that give the most. Corruption and greed under the cloak of THEIR so called God.

onecaliberal

(32,471 posts)
13. The people who cross the line from peaceful protest need to face consequences.
Thu May 12, 2022, 03:27 PM
May 2022

it's a matter of time before something bad happens. The closer we get to elections, the more dangerous this becomes.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,009 posts)
21. "Public officials across the country have reported an increasing number of threats"
Thu May 12, 2022, 08:52 PM
May 2022

Hey MSN - any guess on what political ideology is behind something like 99.9% of these threats?

Any guesses why the GOP does not want that investigated?


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