Secret Service will follow up on Twitchy's reports of death threats against Romney 'if necessary'

Jenn Taylor | 9:53 AM on October 18, 2012

As chronicled at Twitchy, Obama supporters’ explicit death threats targeting Mitt Romney have proliferated since he accepted the GOP presidential nomination.

Twitchy readers have been bringing these threatening tweets to the attention of Secret Service, but many of the Twitter users who threatened Mitt Romney are still actively tweeting. The Weekly Standard contacted the Secret Service to see if the assassination threats are being addressed.

“The Secret Service is aware of this and will conduct appropriate follow up if necessary,” Brian Leary, a spokesman for the United States Secret Service, says in an email.

Glad to hear the Secret Service will be taking appropriate actions regarding these awful threats against @MittRomney http://t.co/8dTILTaF

— Andrew Powaleny ? (@AndrewPowaleny) October 18, 2012

Some Twitter users think the Secret Service may not be doing enough. They believe there’s no question about whether follow up is necessary.

AWARE? WHAT ARE THEY DOING ABOUT IT? PRAY FOR PROTECTION.Secret Service 'Aware' of Threats Against Romney http://t.co/hHwtVYZx

— KNOWLEDGE IS POWER (@1776Revisited) October 18, 2012

https://twitter.com/Lelia888/status/258921090724802560

Meanwhile, the Left side of the Twittersphere thinks the Secret Service should focus on super serious threats, like Tagg Romney telling a radio host he wanted to “take a swing” at President Obama during Tuesday night’s debate.