Topic: Domestic Threat

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheadle discusses the evolving threat environment in an interview with George Stephanopoulos. She addresses the balance between homegrown lone gunmen and organized foreign attacks while noting the impact of political polarization. Cheadle states that there were no specific or credible threats tracked immediately prior to the incident.

The FBI identifies six juvenile suspects in a series of bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Simultaneously, a Kansas woman, Allison Fluke-Ekren, is charged with supporting ISIS and plotting to bomb U.S. colleges. The hosts critique the media's insistence on labeling the juvenile threats as "domestic terrorism" while downplaying foreign ISIS links.

The narrative of ISIS "sleeper cells" in every U.S. state, including Ohio, is presented as an "epic fail" in terms of propaganda execution. FBI Director James Comey is criticized for the handling of these domestic terror narratives. The hosts argue that the government is intentionally shifting the focus to "self-radicalized" homegrown threats to justify ongoing surveillance and military spending.

The discussion shifts to the lack of public concern regarding North Korean threats to bomb Austin, Texas. The hosts speculate that the government may feel pressured to "light something off" to maintain public fear. They suggest a pattern where the FBI justifies its existence every six weeks by thwarting staged plots involving recruited patsies.