Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Thursday said his wife felt she had to take extreme safety precautions after receiving anonymous, threatening text messages because the lawmaker refused to back Rep. Jim Jordan s (R-Ohio) bid for House speaker.

She had terrible phone calls, Bacon told reporters, according to The Hill . I didnt sleep well last night. I called her, and I go, How you doing? She goes, I slept really good. I had a loaded gun.

Bacons wife was warned her husband would not hold any political office ever again in an exchange that Politicos Olivia Beavers shared on X , formerly Twitter, earlier this week.

She later received the menacing phone calls, according to Bacon.

Other Republicans have reported receiving chilling abuse for not backing Jordan.

Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) have reported death threats.

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) shared a message in which he was told Go fuck yourself and die .

The Donald Trump -backed Jordan lost the first two floor votes on his speakership bid. The House remains at a standstill more than two weeks after the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the role.

Jordan, who assisted in Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election result, has condemned the threatening messages.