Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz revealed he was the target of a potential assassination attempt, and he’s thanking law enforcement for their swift response to the dire threat.
Last Friday, Moskowitz revealed that the Margate Police Department informed him the day before the election about “a potential plot” against his life.
Moskowitz said that authorities arrested a former felon with a “rifle, suppressor and body armor” near his residence.
Moskowitz, who is Jewish, also said the suspect had a manifesto that included antisemitic rhetoric and a target list that only had Moskowitz’s name on it.
— Congressman Jared Moskowitz (@RepMoskowitz) November 8, 2024
“There are many other details that I will not disclose as I do not want to interfere with an ongoing investigation,” Moskowitz said in a statement. “As someone who was appointed to the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump, I understand the failures and importance of fixing the protection of our current and future Commander-in-Chief and Vice President.”
“I am deeply worried about congressional member security and the significant lack thereof when we are in the district,” Moskowitz added.
The thwarted plot against Moskowitz comes on the heels of now president-elect Donald Trump suffering an ear injury during an assassination attempt in July. And, a second alleged assassination attempt in September, authorities charged a man after he was found with a rifle outside one of Trump’s Florida golf courses.
Moskowitz won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District on Tuesday, according to The New York Times. The Democratic representative secured the position with 52.4% of the total votes against Republican candidate Joe Kaufman’s 47.6%.
The Margate Police Department did not immediately respond for comment. Police are still investigating.