Rep. Raskin: By Definition New Orleans Attack Was Terrorist Incident But It Doesn’t Mean that He Was Necessarily in Direct Touch with ISIS

BROWN And are they ░░░░░░░░ saying this was a ░░░░░░░░ attack I know they ░░░░░░░░ they re investigating it ░░░░░░░░ one RASKIN Well BROWN ░░░░░░░░ are they coming out ░░░░░░░░ just saying that now ░░░░░░░░ I mean he certainly ░░░░░░░░ terror and it was ░░░░░░░░ attack on the civilian ░░░░░░░░ And it appears to ░░░░░░░░ connected to political and ░░░░░░░░ motivations on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ perpetrator So by that ░░░░░░░░ it would certainly be ░░░░░░░░ terrorist incident But it ░░░░░░░░ t mean that he ░░░░░░░░ necessarily in direct touch ░░░░░░░░ ISIS BROWN Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ But he certainly seems ░░░░░░░░ be an admirer BROWN ░░░░░░░░ you say political and ░░░░░░░░ what do you mean ░░░░░░░░ that Was there something ░░░░░░░░ than just being an ░░░░░░░░ fan that drove this ░░░░░░░░ Well you know he ░░░░░░░░ carrying the flag of ░░░░░░░░ And I think this ░░░░░░░░ the area that needs ░░░░░░░░ be further developed what ░░░░░░░░ all of his motivations ░░░░░░░░ statements were surrounding the ░░░░░░░░ Of course from the ░░░░░░░░ of the families of ░░░░░░░░ victims both the people ░░░░░░░░ were killed the 14 ░░░░░░░░ who were killed in ░░░░░░░░ to the the perpetrator ░░░░░░░░ and the dozens of ░░░░░░░░ wounded it certainly was ░░░░░░░░ because it was a ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm RASKIN you ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist BROWN Mm ░░░░░░░░ RASKIN violent terrorist disruption ░░░░░░░░ their lives and their ░░░░░░░░ And you know whether ░░░░░░░░ was acting directly on ░░░░░░░░ of a foreign terrorist ░░░░░░░░ or he was a ░░░░░░░░ admirer of terrorism or ░░░░░░░░ was someone who was ░░░░░░░░ deeply troubled and that ░░░░░░░░ part of the mix ░░░░░░░░ know the the result ░░░░░░░░ result was BROWN Right ░░░░░░░░ the same BROWN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ was very sad RASKIN ░░░░░░░░ was mayhem Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ BROWN I have a ░░░░░░░░ it s a nightmare ░░░░░░░░ one of America s ░░░░░░░░ cities BROWN It is ░░░░░░░░ amazing city BROWN It ░░░░░░░░ beyond a nightmare We ░░░░░░░░ about to speak to ░░░░░░░░ family member of one ░░░░░░░░ the victims.”