‘1 down, 216 to go’: GOP congresswoman receives threatening email after Virginia shooting

Thursday, June 15, 2017
By Paul Martin

RT.com
15 Jun, 2017

A Republican congresswoman and outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump has received a threatening email following the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia which targeted House majority whip Steve Scalise and fellow lawmakers.

“One down, 216 to go,” reads the email sent to freshman Republican Claudia Tenney. The subject line apparently referred to the number of House seats required to have a majority in a vote, according to Politico.

“Did you NOT expect this? When you take away ordinary peoples [sic] very lives in order to pay off the wealthiest among us, your own lives are forfeit. Certainly, your souls and morality were lost long before. Good riddance,” the message said.

It is not yet known who sent the chilling email, which came just hours after the Wednesday shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.

Tenney said she had forwarded the message to the Capitol Police, but has not been assigned an additional security detail.

Tenney, an established attorney and small business owner, is also known as a staunch supporter of Trump’s election campaign. Later on Wednesday, she told CNN that some visitors have come into her local office and said “I hope you die.”

Her office also said it “regularly” receives threatening emails and comments on social media, adding that “today’s message was particularly disheartening following this morning’s tragic events,”Politico reported.

“The level of discourse in politics today is truly unfortunate,” Tenney’s office stressed, adding “our nation was founded on the principle of free speech, and it’s vitally important that we have a robust debate on the issues. However, protections under the first amendment do not extend to violence.”

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