SAN JOSE, Calif. — U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell is taking seriously an online death threat that came from the Twitter account of former San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller.
Swalwell, D-Calif., shared a screenshot of a direct message Wednesday that came from @BruceMillerIII that warned Swalwell it was “almost time” to either go to Guantanamo (a U.S. military detention center in Cuba) or “just execution.” The message was followed by three laughing emojis and an expletive ahead of the word “traitor.”
“My family and staff are deeply disturbed by the threat of execution made to me, apparently by former San Francisco 49er Bruce Miller,” Swalwell said in a statement. “Threats of political violence are unacceptable. They also will not silence me from defending democracy.”
