* Pelosi blasted armed Republican members of Congress as 'the enemy within'
* 'We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives,' she said Thursday
* Asked to clarify who she meant, Pelosi: 'It means that we have members of Congress who want to bring guns onto the floor'
* GOP Rep. Andy Harris is being investigated for trying to bring gun onto House floor and GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert also wants to carry a firearm
* Several members of Congress wrote to House leadership, asking permission to hire armed guards and upgrade security measures in their districts
* They fear threats against them which continue after Jan. 6th MAGA riot
* 'Members of Congress have reported receiving a significant uptick in threats of violence and even death,' says letter obtained by DailyMail.com
* Lawmakers want flexibility to spend their tax payer funded office accounts to upgrade security in their homes and have personal guards
* They also want their home addresses to be kept a secret
Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted armed Republican members of Congress as 'the enemy within' the House of Representatives on Thursday as lawmakers asked for additional funds for security amid increasing threats to their safety.
'We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives,' she conceded at her press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Asked to specific who she meant by the enemy within, Pelosi forcefully responded: 'It means that we have members of Congress who want to bring guns onto the floor and have threatened violence on other members of Congress.'
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Update #1: Nancy Pelosi: "The enemy is within" the House of Representatives (CBS)
Update #2: Pelosi claims the 'enemy is within the House of Representatives' (ABC News)
WNU Editor: This is what people who live outside the U.S. (like myself) are seeing in Washington DC today. The political leadership both afraid and angry at those who do not support them.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's accusation that there are members of Congress who have threatened violence on other members of Congress.' is deeply troubling. If such threats were made, that is breaking the law, and these members should be charged and arrested. Since none have been charged and arrested, that tells me that there was never any threat of violence. So why the accusations? This is the House Speaker laying the groundwork to hit hard against those who she sees is a threat to her politically. God only knows what that is going to be.