Homan Takes Death Threats Against Him ‘More Seriously’ After Trump Officials Face Violent Threats

Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan reacted to news of death threats against Trump nominees on Wednesday and said he now takes seriously the death threats he has previously received.

“I haven’t taken this seriously up until this point,” Homan told Fox News host Gillian Turner on “The Story” on Wednesday, referring to previous death threats against him and his family.

“Now that I know what happened in the last 24 hours, I’m going to take it a little more seriously. But look, I’ve been dealing with this. When I was director of ICE in the first administration, I received numerous death threats. I had a team of security with me all the time, even after I retired, the death threats continued and even after I retired as director of ICE I had the protection of the US Marshals for a long time to protect me and my family.

Homan explained that what “doesn’t help” the situation is the “negative press” around Trump.

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“I’m not in the cabinet, but, you know, I’ve read numerous critical articles. I mean, you know, I’m racist and, you know, I’m the father of family separation, all this other stuff. So the hate media doesn’t help.” not at all because there are some crazy people who take advantage.

Homan’s comments come shortly after. Fox News Digital first reported that nearly a dozen President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees and other appointees to the incoming administration were subjected Tuesday night to “violent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them,” prompting a “swift” response “from the authorities.

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Former President Trump raises his fist as he arrives to speak at a campaign event at the Nassau Coliseum, on September 18, 2024, in Uniondale, New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The “attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘hits,'” according to Trump-Vance transition spokesperson and incoming White House press secretary. Karoline Leavitt.

“Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were subjected to violent, anti-American threats to their lives and those who live with them,” he told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. “In response, authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were attacked. President Trump and the entire transition team are grateful for their quick action.”

Sources told Fox News Digital that John Ratcliffe, the nominee for CIA director, Pete Hegseth, the nominee for defense secretary, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, the nominee for U.N. ambassador, were among the targets. Brooke Rollins, whom Trump named Secretary of Agriculture, and Lee Zeldin, Trump’s nominee to be EPA administrator, separately revealed that they were also attacked.

Threats were also made against Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and the family of Trump’s former attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz.

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Former President Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents after being shot at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)

Homan told Fox News that “I’m not going to be intimidated by these people” and “I’m not going to allow them to silence me.”

“What I have learned today I will begin to take a little more seriously.”

Homan added that he believes “we need to have a strong response once we find out who is behind all of this.”

“It is illegal to threaten someone’s life. And we must comply with that.”

Tuesday night’s threats came just months after Trump survived two assassination attempts.

Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report