Hazmat unit rushes to Don Jr.’s house in Florida over a letter containing white powder and death threats – as the angry ex-president’s son says: ‘This would not be tolerated if I were a Democrat’
- A letter containing white powder and a death threat was sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s home. and Kimberly Guilfoyle in Florida
- Trump Jr., 46, shared his outrage at the threats, saying, “If this happened to a prominent Democrat, it would not be tolerated.”
- “Test results for the substance were inconclusive, but officials on the ground do not believe it is fatal,” a spokesperson for Trump Jr. said.
A letter containing white powder and a death threat was sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s home. and Kimberly Guilfoyle in Florida when hazmat crews and emergency responders arrived Monday to investigate.
Trump Jr., 46, shared his outrage at the threats, saying, “If this happened to a prominent Democrat, it would not be tolerated and would fuel news coverage for weeks.”
Multiple first responders were on scene at Trump Jr.’s $9.7 million Jupiter home. along with his fiancée Guilfoyle, after he opened the letter and reportedly white powder flew out. The everyday beast reported.
“Test results for the substance were inconclusive as to what exactly it was, but officials on the ground do not believe it is fatal,” a spokesperson for Trump Jr. said.
However, that hasn’t stopped the conservative rabble-rouser from calling out a double standard in the political media.
A letter containing white powder and a death threat was sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s home. in Florida when hazmat crews and emergency responders arrived Monday to investigate
Multiple first responders were on scene at Trump Jr.’s $9.7 million Jupiter home. shares with fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle after he opened the letter and white powder reportedly flew out, The Daily Beast reported
“It’s just become a little too common for these things to happen,” he said The daily caller.
“It’s clear that if this happened to a prominent Democrat, it would not be tolerated and would fuel 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 be largely given free rein and the media will hardly flinch.”
He said the incident was a sign of “the left’s hatred” of his father, which “incites people to do such crazy things.”
“No matter what your politics are, this kind of nonsense is unacceptable,” he added.
This is the second time that white powder has been sent to the former president’s eldest son.
In 2018, his then-wife, Vanessa, was taken to a New York City hospital after opening an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unknown white powder.
Police later said the substance was not dangerous.
Trump Jr., 46, shared his outrage at the threats, saying, “If this happened to a prominent Democrat, it would not be tolerated and would fuel 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 be given a free pass and the media will hardly flinch,” he added.
Jupiter police said the investigation is being handled by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, which could not immediately release details.
Trump Jr. is one of his father’s top campaign surrogates. He regularly headlines events and appears in interviews on his behalf.
In March 2016, detectives and FBI agents investigated a threatening letter sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s brother Eric’s Manhattan apartment that also contained a white powder that turned out to be harmless.
Envelopes containing white powder were also sent twice in 2016 to Trump Tower, which served as Trump’s campaign headquarters.
White powder hoax attacks play on fears dating back to 2001, when letters containing deadly anthrax were sent to news organizations and the offices of two U.S. senators. Five people died because of those letters.