Kevin McAleenan: Mass Shootings ‘Absolutely Are a Homeland Security Threat’

‘In our counterterrorism strategy and approach, domestic terrorism has taken a front line focus for us’

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MCALEENAN: “They absolutely are a homeland security threat. In our counterterrorism strategy and approach, domestic terrorism has taken a front line focus for us. Since April, when I became acting secretary, we set up a new office, targeted violence and terrorism prevention, with an explicit focus and balance on domestic terrorism, including racially motivated violent extremism, which we’ve seen much too much of in the recent weeks and months.”

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