DC shrugs as Trump supporter causes hours-long disruption with bomb threat standoff

The bomb threat instigated by a supporter of former President Donald Trump outside the Library of Congress on Thursday triggered headlines across the nation, but by the end of the day for residents of the area and members of Capitol Police the event was worth little more than a roll of the eyes or exasperated sigh.

The scene that unfolded out front of the Library of Congress and Cannon House Office Building drew immediate attention from the national and local news media — dozens of reporters and assembled news cameras were present on the scene at either side of the police perimeter by noontime.

At a news conference, Capitol Police Chief J Thomas Manger said that statements made by the suspect as well as items seen in his car on a Facebook Live broadcast made by the suspect led officers to believe there may have been serious cause for concern.