'Vials of blood' at RNC headquarters spurred building lockdown: reporters

A lockdown at the Republican National Committee headquarters Wednesday morning was reportedly spurred by a gory discovery: vials of blood.

Rep. Rich Hudson (R-NC) said in a closed meeting that hazmat teams were sent to the RNC's Washington D.C. office because "vials of blood were sent," Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman reported.

NBC News reporter Julie Tsirkin told her followers on X that the vials of blood had been dropped off at the building at 310 First St. SE.

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