Jeh Johnson, former DHS Secretary under President Obama, stated on Fox & Friends that the US is currently experiencing a heightened level of threats from terrorist-inspired attacks. He cited the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria and upcoming security events like the inauguration and Super Bowl as contributing factors. Johnson emphasized the evolution of the threat from directed attacks by terrorist organizations to self-radicalized individuals inspired by online content.
Friday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Jeh Johnson , who was the DHS secretary under former President Barack Obama, said there is currently a “heightened level” of threats in the United States from “terrorist-inspired attacks.”
Johnson said, “We’re in the midst of an evolving, heightened threat picture right now. With the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, with the attack two days ago, I’m sure ISIS feels emboldened right now. And we have several major security events coming up. The inauguration for one, the Super Bowl in a couple weeks after that.
He added, “You can see the terrorist threat to our country evolving from terrorist-directed attacks where a terrorist organization overseas directs a large-scale attack on the United States, 9-11 being the prime example, the attempted underwear bombing, you may recall, the attempted shoe bombing, Richard Reed, Those were terrorist directed attacks.
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