Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said late Monday that "Antifa scumbags" arrived at his Washington, D.C., home and threatened his wife and newborn daughter while he was in his home state of Missouri.
Hawley described a terrifying situation. "They screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door," he said.
Mike DeBonis, a reporter from The Washington Post, tweeted that the group involved was ShutDownDC, which defines itself as "an organizing space where individuals and groups can come together to organize direct action in the fight for justice."
The group called the visit to Hawley’s home an "hour long vigil".
Hawley suggested that it was ridiculous that the term "vigil" was being used to describe the gathering.
"Now 'vigil' means screaming threats through bullhorns, vandalizing property, pounding on the doors of homes and terrorizing innocent people and children," he posted.
Republicans have been harassed in public and some point to the time that Rep. Maxine Waters told her supporters to confront those who align themselves with Trump.
"Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere Waters said in 2018.
Hawley described a terrifying situation. "They screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door," he said.
Mike DeBonis, a reporter from The Washington Post, tweeted that the group involved was ShutDownDC, which defines itself as "an organizing space where individuals and groups can come together to organize direct action in the fight for justice."
The group called the visit to Hawley’s home an "hour long vigil".
Hawley suggested that it was ridiculous that the term "vigil" was being used to describe the gathering.
"Now 'vigil' means screaming threats through bullhorns, vandalizing property, pounding on the doors of homes and terrorizing innocent people and children," he posted.
Republicans have been harassed in public and some point to the time that Rep. Maxine Waters told her supporters to confront those who align themselves with Trump.
"Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere Waters said in 2018.
