Sen. Chuck Schumer — a man who’s spent years stoking division and tossing around his own brand of incendiary rhetoric — put out a statement Monday claiming that “multiple bomb threats” were made against three of his New York offices.
For someone who has made a career out of heated political threats and apocalyptic warnings, Schumer is now portraying himself as the shocked victim of the very climate he’s helped inflame. And of course, he’s blaming ‘MAGA’ – President Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ supporters.
According to Schumer, law enforcement told him that his offices in Rochester, Binghamton, and Long Island were targeted with bomb threats sent from an email address that — in a little too on-the-nose fashion — included references to MAGA and the “rigged” 2020 election.
Schumer moments ago in a statement:
“This morning, I was informed by law enforcement entities throughout New York of multiple bomb threats that were made at my offices in Rochester, Binghamton, and Long Island with the email subject line “MAGA” and from an email address alleging…
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“This morning, I was informed by law enforcement entities throughout New York of multiple bomb threats that were made at my offices in Rochester, Binghamton, and Long Island with the email subject line “MAGA” and from an email address alleging the “2020 election was rigged.” Local and federal law enforcement responded immediately and are conducting full security sweeps. Everyone is safe, and I am grateful for their quick and professional response to ensure these offices remain safe and secure for all New Yorkers.”
“As I have said many times, these kinds of violent threats have absolutely no place in our political system. No one—no public servant, no staff member, no constituent, no citizen—should ever be targeted for simply doing their job.”
Schumer’s sweeping claims are still hanging out there without independent verification — a detail that somehow never slows Democrats down when there’s a narrative to push. An anonymous source familiar with the situation said Suffolk County police did respond to Schumer’s Long Island office, though law enforcement has not confirmed any specifics about the alleged threats.
A few obvious questions jump off the page when you read Schumer’s account. The subject line was literally “MAGA”? Really? And the email address supposedly declared the “2020 election was rigged”? At that point, you almost expect the sender to have included a noose, a Subway sandwich, and a signed affidavit from Jussie Smollett. Was “ThisIsMAGACountry@…” already taken? Maybe the next revelation will be that Donald Trump personally typed the threats during commercial breaks.
And let’s not forget some actual, verifiable history here: the last time Schumer’s offices saw real-world aggression, it wasn’t from cartoonish MAGA caricatures — it was from his own left flank. Just a few months ago, a mob of angry pro-Hamas activists stormed his New York City office wearing “Let Gaza Live” and “Jews Say Let Gaza Live” shirts.
Hearing Schumer present himself as the defender of civility rings hollow. Very hollow. Of course, the standard caveats apply: political violence has no place in a civilized society, threats put innocent people at risk, and the national rhetoric absolutely needs to cool down.
Yes — however…
It’s more than a little hard to stomach Chuck Schumer suddenly clutching his pearls over “violent threats” against public officials when he has spent years perfecting that very craft. Conservatives haven’t forgotten — and won’t forget — the moment Schumer stood on the steps of the Supreme Court and explicitly threatened Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, warning they would “pay the price” for their rulings on an abortion case:
A video of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer telling Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh that he would “pay the price” for rolling back abortion rights has resurfaced amid an arrest outside the justice’s home in Maryland.
Back in March 2020, Schumer made a speech outside the Supreme Court as justices heard a case about a Louisiana abortion law, warning Kavanaugh and Justice Neil Gorsuch—former President Donald Trump’s other appointee at the time—that they could face dire consequences for their “awful decisions.”
“I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price,” Schumer, who was then minority leader, said at the time. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
A man was later arrested near Kavanaugh’s home carrying the tools needed to carry out an assassination attempt.
And the timing here is almost too on-the-nose. News of these alleged threats to Schumer’s offices surfaced on the very same day members of Congress began receiving a $20,000 monthly stipend for private security while they’re outside Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Capitol Police — responsible for protecting lawmakers while they are in the capital — declined to comment on the reported threats, saying it “cannot discuss member security.”
