Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has received death threats before from fans of Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show. This time, though, he tricked a social media user into telling the California Democrat his name and location, then Swalwell tweeted out screen captures of the conversation. Swalwell explained that Twitter couldn’t find out the person’s name who sent Swalwell the threats, so he engaged the man in a conversation and found out a lot about him, including that he used to be a fan of Tucker Carlson’s.
The man, who first told Swalwell that he should be shot, ended up apologizing to the Congressman and said that he was embarrassed by his behavior. Swalwell, who has a wife and children, tweeted out the screenshots and noted that the man’s name is Jeremy Marshall.
A man DM’d I should be shot. For my family’s safety, I asked Twitter for help ID’ing him. When Twitter fell short (thanks for trying!) I asked the guy his name (stringing him a bit) & why he threatened me. Meet Jeremy Marshall who told me he was radicalized by Tucker Carlson. 🧵
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
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— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
He’s a Joe Rogan fan, too.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
The other person he was radicalized by was Joe Rogan.
A few notes:
— I engaged with this guy solely to learn as much as I could about his identify to share it with law enforcement.
— I do not have any family in Canada, I was trying to get information about his business.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
Bottom-line: the lies from Tucker and others are radicalizing people across not just America but the world. And the lies are inspiring people to make threats of violence against lawmakers. Tucker & Co. know this. And that’s why they tell their lies. They want to incite the mob.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
The guy apologized again.
Finally, please do not threaten/harass Jeremy. Let the law/Instagram hold him accountable. pic.twitter.com/WRaWv3tz3X
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
We are living in polarizing times, and the rise and fall of Donald Trump ushered in the worst people in our society then normalized them.
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