The threats come after a presidential campaign that saw Trump was targeted in two assassination attempts. The former president was grazed in the ear during a shooting in Pennsylvania this summer and was subsequently the target in an attempt stopped by the Secret Service at his West Palm Beach Florida golf course.

A bomb squad has reportedly been sent to Matt Gaetz’s house after the former Florida congressman received a pipe bomb threat.

Several of Donald Trump's cabinet nominees and appointees were targeted with "violent threats" including bomb threats and "swatting," a spokesperson for the U.S.-president elect said on Wednesday. The threats were made Tuesday night and Wednesday morning,