The increase in threats to Congressional members is linked to rhetoric about the 2020 election by former President Donald Trump and other members of the GOP.
An armed man was arrested and charged with felony stalking after camping outside of her neighborhood. A woman told police she heard the man say he was going to kill her.
The connections between stolen election rhetoric and the increased threats that Congressional members are facing are something that she wants people to understand, she said.
There is a sense that everything is unfair and it has been propelled by Donald Trump. The only recourse is to violence and that is extremely dangerous. We saw it come to fruition on January 6 and have seen it outside my door.
There were threats made against her and her family. A person in the recording tells the woman that she is going to get what she deserves and that she should return to India.
"I chose to do so here because we cannot accept violence as our new norm." We can't accept the racism and sexism that leads to this violence.
Capitol Police data shows that the number of threats against congress members has gone up by 144%. More than 2,000 threats were made to congress members in the first three months of the year
Some Congress members have released threatening voicemails that target them and their families.
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