House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday condemned a series of bomb threats targeting House and Senate Democrats from New England over the Thanksgiving recess. Why it matters: The incidents left members of Congress feeling shaken and beleaguered by the increasingly relentless cycle of violence facing American political figures.

At least six Democrats in Congress say they were targeted with a bomb threat over the Thanksgiving holiday. Four Democratic representatives from Connecticut said Thursday they were targeted with bomb threats while home celebrating Thanksgiving with their families.

At least nine Democratic members of Congress said they received bomb threats to their homes around Thanksgiving, after similar threats were made against some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks earlier in the week.