Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz revealed on social media Friday that the Margate Police Department notified him of a “possible plot” against his life the day before the election.
in post Moskowitz said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that authorities arrested a former felon near his home with a “rifle, suppressor and bulletproof vest.” Moskowitz, who is Jewish, also said the suspect had a manifesto containing anti-Semitic rhetoric and a target list that included only Moskowitz’s name.
“There are many other details that I will not disclose because I do not want to jeopardize the ongoing investigation,” Moskowitz said in a statement. “As an appointee to the task force on the Donald J. Trump assassination attempt, I understand the failure and the importance of establishing protections for the current and future Commander-in-Chief and Vice President.”
— Rep. Jared Moskowitz (@RepMoskowitz) November 8, 2024
Moskowitz added: “We are very concerned about the safety of our members and the severe lack thereof when they are in their districts.” (Related: Democratic lawmaker, Prime Minister’s Secret Service chief says he has never visited the site of Trump’s assassination after his tour, calling it “outrageous”)
Moskowitz won re-election Tuesday to the U.S. House seat representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. According to In the New York Times. The Democrat secured the position with 52.4% of the total vote, beating Republican candidate Joe Kaufman’s 47.6%.
Political violence in the United States is escalating. President-elect Donald Trump suffered an ear injury during an assassination attempt in July. In a second assassination attempt in September, authorities charged a man after he was found with a rifle outside President Trump’s golf course in Florida.
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