Now comes a report by "Politico" that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has prepared three draft reports warning that white supremacists are currently the most significant threat to the U.S. The first draft had the strongest language regarding white supremacists and said that among lone offenders and small cells of individuals, the department has concluded that white supremacists extremists, who increasingly are networking with like-minded persons abroad, will pose the most persistent and lethal threat.
Politico also reported from the drafts that two subsequent draft also stated, (1) white supremacists extremists will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the homeland through 2021. (2) That all three drafts warn that white supremacists represents an even greater threat than violence from foreign terrorists groups. (3) John Cohen, the department's counterterrorism coordinator from 2011-2014 said the draft document seems to be consistent with earlier intelligence reports from DHS, the FBI and other law enforcement sources. That the most significant terror-related threat facing the U.S today comes from violent extremists who are motivated by white supremacy and other far-right ideological causes. (4) Russia probably will be the primary covert foreign influence actor and purveyor of disinformation and misinformation in the Homeland.
The draft notes that 2019 was the deadliest year for domestic violent extremists since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. (this writers note: It happened on Trump's watch)
And as all should know by now, President Trump has a history of using white supremist groups to divide America and to fan the flames of peaceful protest. White supremist and other extreme groups have come from out of state armed with weapons to Kenosha and Portland to disrupt peaceful protest and cause trouble. Trump loves it and his attorney Kellyanne Conway told Fox News the more chaos, anarchy, vandalism and violence is good for Trump's reelection campaign. Trump not only continues to be toxic to every thing he touches, he violates his oath of office by being lawless.
The DHS reported drafts seen by Politico tell the story of the real threat to our homeland through 2021 and its not the protesters whom are overwhelming peaceful or the democratic party. Its Trump's own extreme supporters who support his extreme rhetoric to dive America. The American voter must change course on November 3 with their vote.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
