Police and hazardous materials experts responded to Donald Trump Jr.’s Florida home after he received a threatening letter containing white powder.
Trump Jr. was unharmed and condemned such actions in politics.
“The FBI, along with our local law enforcement partners, responded to an incident involving a suspicious letter sent to an address in Jupiter, Florida,” the statement read.
Donald Trump Jr. opened a letter on Monday at his home in Jupiter, FL, that contained an unidentified white powder, his spokesman tells @CNN
Photo from the scene this evening, where fire trucks and men in hazmat suits arrived to remove the substance and test it pic.twitter.com/sNI33xH8J8
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) February 27, 2024
The substance was deemed non-deadly, and investigations are ongoing by local police, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Postal Service, and the FBI.
“We encourage the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement,” the FBI stated.
Trump Jr. expressed frustration at being a target of threats and violence, citing a previous similar incident during his father’s presidency.
The letter mentioned multiple Trump family members, with the author referring to “Lee Harvey Oswald’s grandson.”
“It’s just become a little bit too commonplace that this sort of stuff happens,” Trump Jr. said. “Clearly, if this happened to a prominent Democrat it wouldn’t be tolerated and would drive news coverage for weeks.”
“The media would blame all Republicans and force them to answer for it, but since it’s me, radical haters on the left will largely get a free pass, and the media will barely flinch. It doesn’t matter what your politics are, this type of crap is unacceptable,” he said.
“This is actually the second white powder substance envelope that’s been mailed to me,” he said. “The last time we had this happen, it was during my father’s presidency and my then-wife opened it up with my kids by her side.”
