2d ago

Man arrested with Molotov cocktails aimed to kill Treasury secretary at Capitol, police say

www.cnbc.com Man arrested with Molotov cocktails aimed to kill Treasury secretary at Capitol, police say

The nomination of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary by President Donald Trump was confirmed Monday by the Senate.

"In addition to his initial intention of killing Hegseth and/or Johnson, the affidavit said, English told police he considered burning down the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank."

Guy turned himself in, but doesn't really say why.

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2d ago

Man arrested with Molotov cocktails aimed to kill Treasury secretary at Capitol, police say

www.cnbc.com /2025/01/28/man-arrested-molotov-cocktail-trump-treasury-scott-bessent.html

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2d ago

Man arrested with Molotov cocktails aimed to kill Treasury secretary at Capitol, police say

www.cnbc.com /2025/01/28/man-arrested-molotov-cocktail-trump-treasury-scott-bessent.html

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two devices constructed of 50-milliliter vodka bottles with gray cloth affixed to their tops
What is this? A molotov for ants?!?! That's ~3.5 tablespoons of liquid per bottle.
- You doubt the power of the Smallotov?
  
  Note to self: make smallotov emoji
  
  I made this so it's ugly but how about this rough idea?
  
  A huge problem is that when the image is reduced down to that size - the vibe is ruined. The rag doesn't look like a rag at all. It looks like a extra-fancy top to a bottle of liqueur. Larger it's fine.
- The guy had a pair of fucking shooter bottles and was gonna try to do something
- I didn't realize this until after I posted, but those sure are small. People suspect he planned to self-immolate since he was covered in hand sanitizer and mentioned suiciding by cop. But who knows.
- aw hell naw he's trying to commit terrorism with the fun sized molotovs
- They must've looked adorable
- I promise it wasn't me, despite the username.
- It's how you use it. In this case it was a waste of vodka lol