Lori Chavez-DeRemer and other nominees to President Trump's cabinet said they received threats.
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican U.S. representative from Oregon recently tapped to serve as labor secretary for the Trump administration, said she received a pipe bomb threat at her home in Clackamas County Tuesday night.
Chavez-DeRemer posted on the social media platform X — formerly known as Twitter — that the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the threat and that she and her family are safe.
“We deeply appreciate their dedication to protecting our community, especially as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches,” said Chavez-DeRemer. “This kind of violence harms not just the intended targets, but entire communities.”
Chavez-DeRemer was one of “several” cabinet appointees who have received threats Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for President-elect Donald Trump said in a statement Wednesday.
“These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting,’” the statement said, referring to a false threat specifically intended to attract a response from a law enforcement unit such as a SWAT team. “In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted.”
Chavez-DeRemer lost her reelection bid earlier this month. President Donald Trump announced his decision last Friday to nominate her as labor secretary. In that role, she would oversee the U.S. Department of Labor’s workforce, budget, and would focus on the rights and wellbeing of employers and workers.
A spokesperson for Chavez-DeRemer did not immediately return a message seeking further information. A spokesperson for the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that authorities responded to a threat, “and further investigation is being handled by the FBI.”
Chavez-DeRemer lives in Happy Valley, where she was the mayor before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. She said the latest threat “will not deter President Trump and the team he has assembled from doing the work on behalf of the American people.”