BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, May 28, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A large envelope containing a death threat and a suspicious white powder was sent to the home of Sen. Rand Paul this week, the latest in a string of threats against the Kentucky Republican.
“The person who found the letter called the local sheriff’s office. The USCP (United States Capitol Police) and FBI were also notified. An initial test determined the substance is not dangerous,” U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday, Reuters reports. Capitol police and the FBI are both currently investigating the incident.
Paul’s wife Kelley, who found the envelope, attributed the threat to hatred promoted against the senator from various left-wing voices, most recently songwriter Richard Marx, who tweeted, “I’ll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul’s neighbor I’m going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume.” That tweet, which referenced a 2017 assault so severe it required part of his lung to be removed, was deleted by Twitter only after Paul condemned the platform’s failure to do so right away:
I got the death threat letter and called the FBI. This kind of violent threat is fomented against Rand daily by @ReallyAmerican1 ,
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