House Democrat urges Biden to declare white supremacy a national security threat

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jackie Speier sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to issue an executive order identifying white supremacy and violent extremism as a threat to national security.

Speier, a top Democrat who chairs the House Armed Services Military Personnel subcommittee, also pushed federal agencies to screen military recruits and those seeking government security clearances for ties to violent extremism on social media.

In her letter dated Friday, Speier said she is alarmed by this growing threat and that the U.S. government and the Department of Defense are not effectively screening servicemembers.

"Social media platforms...are frequently used by domestic terrorist groups to recruit members and plan violent attacks... yet social media is not reviewed during the military's accessions process or even as part of the background investigation process for security clearances," she said in her letter, which was also addressed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-democrat-urges-biden-declare-232155359.html

[onecaliberal]

1. Didn't someone in the FBI testify to congress about white supremacy

Being the biggest threat to America not long ago?

[MarcATL]

6. It was during the Obama years.

The Republicans made such a stink about it, people in that department lost their careers.

They didn't want to hear about themselves I guess.

[Initech]

2. Yes, and Q Anon should be as well!

Fuck Q Anon!

[musette_sf]

3. K&R

love my Rep

Thank you, Rep Speier!

[uponit7771]

4. But what about BLM said all the racist

[Maraya1969]

5. They need to screen all the police recruits; any job that requires someone wear

a gun should have white supremacy screening as part of the requirements.