Federal authorities this week arrested and charged an Ohio man in connection with threats to kill Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, over potential cuts to Medicaid, a House Republican aide confirmed to NBC News.
The suspect, whom the FBI identified as Jeffrey Dorsey, 60, of Dayton, left a nearly 90-second expletive-laden voicemail on the main line of a lawmaker’s Washington, D.C., office last month, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court Tuesday. Court documents did not name the member of Congress, but a House Republican aide confirmed it was Jordan.
Jordan’s office declined to comment.
“If you vote to take my f—— Medicaid away, I’m gonna cut your f—— head off,” the caller said, according to a transcript of a message from the FBI.
“You’re an embarrassment, and a bag of s— as a man, and I can’t stand you,” the caller is alleged to have added. “So, f— the hell off. But I tell you this, clearly to your brain, if you f— with my Medicaid you’re a dead f—.”
The call came days before President Donald Trump, on July 4, signed into law a sweeping GOP domestic policy bill that includes deep cuts to Medicaid. The Senate passed the measure on July 1, followed by the House on July 3. Jordan voted with 217 other House Republicans to approve the package. Only two Republicans voted with 212 Democrats in the House to oppose its passage.
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