The US Government has warned of a 'heightened threat' of domestic violent extremism against candidates and election workers
The elections on 8 November will decide control of the House of Representatives and US Senate.
It urged police chiefs to be prepared for potential acts of violence driven by individuals with “ideological grievances”.Paul Pelosi was assaulted with a hammer inside their Pacific Heights home in San Francisco in the early hours of Friday on Mr Pelosi on Friday, President Biden called on US citizens to end the chilling trend of political attacks in recent months. “There’s too much violence,” he said. “Political violence. Too much hatred. Too much vitriol.
Ms Pelosi has long been a target for the extreme right-wing in the US. Mob members who descended on theinsurrection last year broke into her office shouting “Where are you, Nancy? We’re looking for you!” – words eerily similar to those made by the intruder in her San Francisco home on Friday. According to data from the United States Capitol Police, officers tracked 9,625 threats and potential threats against members of Congress in 2021, compared with 3,939 in 2017.
Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor, was attacked while on stage during a campaign rally the following month.