Indiana GOP Receives Bomb Threats Hours After Trump Labels Them “RINOs”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Indiana Republicans spent the weekend learning a tough lesson from the modern political rulebook: if Donald Trump calls you a “RINO,” you have roughly six hours before someone threatens to blow up your mailbox. The chain reaction began immediately after Trump blasted several GOP lawmakers for hesitating on his preferred redistricting map, a proposal he insists will produce “the most Republican districts ever drawn by human hands.”

State Sen. Mike Bohacek said he received a bomb threat the same day Trump attacked him online—an impressive turnaround time even by MAGA standards. Bohacek, who opposed the map after Trump used a slur, said the sudden escalation “really underscores the importance of thinking carefully before disagreeing with a man who has millions of manipulable, extremely online fans.”

Within the next 48 hours, State Sen. Jean Leising reported a pipe bomb threat, and Sen. Andy Zay said his business was hit with a bomb scare. It was the kind of escalation that predictably follows whenever Trump presses “post” on Truth Social—a button that now functions as an emergency alert system for his most unhinged followers.

Despite the chaos, Trump maintained that he bears “zero responsibility,” adding that the real victims are “voters who deserve a beautiful, perfect map—and me, frankly.” His supporters, meanwhile, vowed to continue defending democracy the only way they know how: by terrorizing anyone who dares to disagree.