Dem Staffer Threatened to ‘Put a Knot’ on GOP Lawmaker’s Head

A Democrat staffer allegedly threatened to "put a knot" on the head of his boss's Black GOP opponent, leading a Virginia magistrate to grant a protective order for the Republican, Del. A.C. Cordoza.

The order, signed Tuesday by Magistrate Judge Gregory Kaliris, found that "Mr. Cordoza was attempting to speak to a voter at the registrar’s office. Ms. Sanders approached him and told him to ‘back off’ as he was walking away," before warning, "This is the last time I’m going to tell you" and "I’ll put a knot on your head."

Cordoza, who represents Poquoson and parts of Hampton, told Fox News Digital the encounter underscores a broader rise in political hostility.