Two people hospitalized after Ted Cruz's campaign office in Houston receives an envelope with white powder

The campaign office of Texas Senator Ted Cruz in Houston received an envelope containing a "powdery substance" on Tuesday, leading to an emergency response and two hospitalizations.

At 9:56 am local time, the Houston Fire Department tweeted that "two people were taken to the hospital after apparently being exposed to a white powdery substance in an office building at 3200 SW Fwy. 9 HFD HazMat reacts to the scene by working to determine the nature of the substance. "

Less than an hour later, after investigating the substance, the fire department reported that "the evacuation order was lifted for the building at 3200 SW Fwy." All tests were negative for any substance dangerous. "

A campaigner described the event in Newsweek sshortly before the fire department's second tweet, which arrived at 10:41 am local time. "A piece of mail with [a] powdery substance was sent to the headquarters of the campaign. Authorities have been alerted and are on the scene, "said Emily Miller Newsweek.

On September 28, Ted Cruz delivered a speech on Supreme Court candidate Brett Kavanaugh. An envelope containing white powder was sent to Cruz's campaign office in Houston. Puce Somodevilla / Getty Images

On Monday, the federal authorities seized two suspicious envelopes sent to the Pentagon courier, completely separated from the emblematic building of the Ministry of Defense, Newsweek reported.

FBI Washington Field Public Affairs Specialist Kadia Koroma would not confirm to Newsweek if one or the other envelope contained a toxic substance but Military time said that it was thought that both envelopes contained ricin.

"All USPS mail received yesterday at the Pentagon Mail Sorting Center is currently in quarantine and poses no threat to Pentagon personnel," said Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning. Military time.

Eric Trump said in August that all members of his family had received white powder. "I've been threatened," said Trump while addressing Sean Hannity, Fox News. "Our family has been threatened, we all have seen white powder come to us."

Vanessa Trump, married to Donald Trump Jr., went to the hospital in February after opening an envelope containing white powder, according to The hill.

A derogatory letter accompanied the powder, considered harmless. "You are a terrible person, I am surprised that your father allows you to talk on television, you make the family stupid, Eric, clever," says the note, which The Washington Post The reported message was addressed to Donald Trump Jr. "That's the reason people hate you, so you get what you deserve, so shut up the cum in the air."