Trump Jr.'s wife hospitalized after suspicious powder scare: police
U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump was taken to a New
York hospital on Monday after she opened a piece of mail containing an
unidentified white powder that was later determined to be non-hazardous,
officials said.
Vanessa Trump, the wife of the president's eldest son Donald Jr., was
hospitalized after she complained of nausea following her exposure, New York
officials said. Two other people who were present were also taken to the
hospital.
"The substance had arrived by mail and it was addressed to Donald Trump Jr.,"
said New York Police Department spokesman Carlos Nieves.
U.S. authorities have been on alert for mail containing white powder since
2001, when envelopes laced with anthrax were sent to media outlets and U.S.
lawmakers, killing five people.
Three patients from the household were transported to the
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for further evaluation, said
Fire Department spokeswoman Sophia Kim.
The three included Vanessa Trump's mother, although she had not complained of
symptoms, the police spokesman said.
The package had a Boston postmark, ABC News and the New York Post reported,
citing unnamed law enforcement sources. NYPD officials declined to comment on
that detail.
"Thankful that Vanessa & my children are safe and unharmed after the
incredibly scary situation that occurred this morning," Trump Jr. said on
Twitter. "Truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their
opposing views with such disturbing behavior."
The U.S. Secret Service, which is charged with protecting members of the
president's family, confirmed it was involved in the investigation, said
spokesman Jeffrey Adams.
Trump Jr. in September briefly gave up his Secret Service protection,
normally provided to the immediate families of all sitting presidents, the New
York Times reported at the time, citing unnamed administration officials. His
protective detail was restored after about a week, CNN reported, also citing
unnamed sources.
Trump Jr. has been in the public eye for his role in a 2016 meeting in Trump
Tower with a Russian attorney and others after the Trump campaign was offered
potentially damaging information about Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Congress has held probes into that meeting and whether it was part of a
Russian campaign to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Russia denies trying to influence the election. Trump dismisses any talk of
collusion.
In 2016, white powder, which also proved harmless, was sent to the home of
Eric Trump, Trump Jr.'s brother.
Source: Reuters
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