Some voters in the Pennsylvania said they have received threatening letters sent through the US Postal Service using a facsimile of a Trump campaign letterhead. The printed letters begin with the salutation “Dear Neighbor” before briefly mentioning reasons not to vote for Donald Trump and JD Vance but then dive headlong into outright threats. The writer claims, “We know where you live, you are in the data base,” “there is no knowing what may happen,” and “your family may be impacted, your cat may get shot.”
The letter initially claims to be “a quick note of thanks for being engaged in the election and for your participation in the process,” then claims to be “writing with a concern about the level of political violence in the country during this election year as well as the threats to our democracy and freedoms.” It asks the reader to “take a close look at the truth, facts and the future for a better America where we can all live in harmony together.”
Trump supporters in PA are getting threatening letters not to vote for Trump.
“We know where you live, you are in the data base,” “there is no knowing what may happen,” and “your family may be impacted, your cat may get shot.” pic.twitter.com/elZUq5um9k
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) October 18, 2024
One of those who said she received the letter is Janet, from Penn Valley, who preferred not to use her last name. She has Trump signs in her yard and that she had filed a police report with the Lower Merion Police. Janet said the officers were unable to pursue the matter without video, but as the letter came through the USPS, there is no video to speak of. Janet told The Post Millennial that police said that they had heard from another homeowner who had also received the same letter. A local in the area who is in contact with Trump supporters confirmed to The Post Millennial that additional households told her they had received the letter as well, both by mail and in the mailbox without postage.
The letter then lights into Trump, saying “your candidate is a felon, rapist, desecrator, an immoral flawed man. He is a major reason violence [i]s up,” they say, referencing both the riot of January 6, during which one person, Trump-supporting veteran Ashli Babbitt was killed, as well as the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, VA in 2017 when Trump condemned neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and violent leftists.
“By supporting him,” the letter claims, “you are declaring your public support for a disregard of the law, civil discourse and unity. You are indicating your hatred for minorities, immigrants, foreigners, women, education, the rights of your fellow citizens, the rights of women to make decisions over their own healthcare needs.” The letter also claims that a vote for Trump means you hate Taylor Swift.
Those who received the letters had displayed Trump signs in their yards, which is likely what was meant by the letter writer’s mention of “visible support.” Pennsylvania is believed to be not only a swing state in the coming presidential election, but the key state that candidates need to win in order to secure enough electoral votes.
“However,” the letter continues, “this is a reminder that your visible support comes with a price and at a cost. There will be consequences.”
“Should your candidate win,” it threatens, “the consequences will be staggering. The country will continue to be divided, the economy will falter and a recession will be accelerated, the deficit ballooned. The majority will live under the rule of a minority. Government will be in my business, the business of my family, the deficit will grow. The rich will get richer and judging by your house you don’t qualify for rich, as much as you think you may.”
“But more importantly,” the threat continues, “we know where you live, you are in the data base. In the dead of a cold winters night, this year, or next and beyond, there is no knowing what will happen. Your property, your family may be impacted, your cat may get shot. And more.”
The letter then recommends that the reader “spend some time” with their religious advisor “and dig into the morality and reconcile the hate with your maker. Face the truth and understand the facts. Stop being lazy. Question your commitment to a cult. He is the biggest threat to the country and does not understand the idea of America as defined George Washington by the founding fathers.”
The end of the letter is perhaps the most threatening of all, it reads: “Your vote for this guy is seen as treading on my rights. You tread on me at your peril, motherf*cker. We look forward to visiting in the future.”
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