Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is once again getting shoved in a metaphorical Twitter locker, like a wimpy hall monitor in the 9th grade — this time for crying that former 49ers fullback Bruce Miller “threatened” him with “execution.”
On Thursday, the lawmaker whose name will forever be tied to a flirtatious Chinese spy posted on Twitter a screenshot of a direct message he received from Miller that read, “Almost time! Would you rather Guantanamo or just execution, f***in traitor.”
“Who is this guy threatening to execute me?” Swalwell asked. “And how does he have so many followers?”
Who is this guy threatening to execute me? And how does he have so many followers? pic.twitter.com/M2E2x9l3dR
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 17, 2023
The mocking began moments later.
Awwwww does this give you the nervous farts again? pic.twitter.com/qWifhiUw4A
— Outlaw Bonnie Parker (@OutlawBParker) May 18, 2023
He’s jealous of his followers! Hahaha!
— yousaltywench #FJBWE/THE/PEOPLE (@yousaltywench) May 18, 2023
Who is this guy who farted live on national television? pic.twitter.com/QTMHrwBxuw
— MagaGem (@MAGAGEM1) May 18, 2023
Miller was all too happy to take the conversation public.
In a lengthy thread, he laid waste to the sniveling Swalwell:
I was content with trolling corrupt politicians in my dm’s, but since you want to make a story out of it then that’s what we’ll do.
That was in no way a threat to you or you family. I missed when a harmless game of “would you rather” Guantanamo or execution ( which to my knowledge is the punishment) for the treason you’ve so aggressively participated in trying to frame the sitting president, who was disrupting the corrupt status quo of the parasitic us gov.
You Eric, are a traitor to the country, to your state, and to your district.
I am not a threat to you or anyone else for that matter. However, you and the uniparty are a threat to the country and to the world. While your busy deflecting to bs and running around screwing Chinese spies while sitting on an intelligence committee, the Bay Area is in decay. Under the leadership of you and the other corrupt leadership. But you’d rather spend the last 7 years committing the biggest fraud in US history, instead of helping people. One that all of you knew from conception was a fraud, and it’s very clear.
I never threatened you, I asked a simple question which struck a nerve, which I can imagine would since that punishment is in the cards for you and many others!
Im not maga, republican or democrat. I’m an American who is sick of watching the corrupt establishment destroy our country.
https://twitter.com/BruceMillerIII/status/1659232359936344067?s=20
https://twitter.com/BruceMillerIII/status/1659232365145649152?s=20
https://twitter.com/BruceMillerIII/status/1659232378936541184?s=20
But here’s the twist to the Twitter drama: It appears both the NFL and the Capitol Police are backing Swalwell.
“UPDATE: The @49ers reached out to me this afternoon regarding this threat from a former player,” Swalwell later tweeted. “As a lifelong member of The Faithful, I appreciate them sharing their concern.”
UPDATE: The @49ers reached out to me this afternoon regarding this threat from a former player. As a lifelong member of The Faithful, I appreciate them sharing their concern. https://t.co/OtawuiCEPU
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 19, 2023
That, too, received a healthy dose of snark.
“Did they tell you to stop being a crybaby?” asked one user.
“I don’t know of another human being that’s more self absorbed then [sic] you Swalwell!” stated another. “You are also totally lacking in self-awareness!”
Did they tell you to stop being a crybaby?
— Jeremy Spurrier (@jeremy_spurrier) May 19, 2023
I don’t know of another human being that’s more self absorbed then you Swalwell!
You are also totally lacking in self-awareness!— Texas (@MustangMan_TX) May 19, 2023
But, because this is now a nation in which law enforcement is weaponized against political opponents, Swalwell may actually get to have the last laugh.
Miller has been reported to Capitol Police, according to NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai.
“My family and staff are deeply disturbed by the threat of execution…apparently by former 49er Bruce Miller,” Swalwell reportedly told Mathai. “Threats of political violence are unacceptable.”
NEW: Disturbing threat against member of Congress. @RepSwalwell has notified @CapitolPolice. #Swalwell tells me: "My family and staff are deeply disturbed by the threat of execution…apparently by former 49er Bruce Miller. Threats of political violence are unacceptable." #49ers https://t.co/EtR6iSiRiR
— Raj Mathai (@rajmathai) May 17, 2023
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