{"id":60850,"date":"2021-01-28T05:56:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/28\/us-terrorism-alert-warns-of-politically-motivated-violence\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:26:02","slug":"us-terrorism-alert-warns-of-politically-motivated-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/01\/28\/us-terrorism-alert-warns-of-politically-motivated-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by antigovernment sentiment after President Joe Biden\u2019s election, suggesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/13\/fbi-says-it-warned-about-prospect-of-violence-ahead-of-us-capitol-riot\/\" target=_blank>the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol<\/a> may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department did not cite any specific plots, but pointed to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/01\/15\/fbi-tracking-extensive-online-chatter-about-armed-protests\/\" target=_blank>a heightened threat environment<\/a> across the United States\u201d that it believes \u201cwill persist\u201d for weeks after Biden\u2019s Jan. 20 inauguration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not uncommon for the federal government to warn local law enforcement through bulletins about the prospect for violence tied to a particular event or date, such as July 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/01\/15\/fbi-tracking-extensive-online-chatter-about-armed-protests\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014796770973.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">FBI tracking \u2018extensive\u2019 online chatter about armed protests<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Director Christopher Wray said the FBI remains concerned about the potential for violence at protests and rallies in Washington and in state capitols around the country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this particular bulletin, issued through the department\u2019s National Terrorism Advisory System, is notable because it effectively places the Biden administration into the politically charged debate over how to describe or characterize acts motivated by political ideology, and suggests it regards violence like the kind that overwhelmed the Capitol as akin to terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bulletin is an indication that national security officials see a connective thread between different episodes of violence in the last year motivated by anti-government grievances, including over COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 election results and police use of force. The document singles out crimes motivated by racial or ethnic hatred, such as the 2019 rampage targeting Hispanics in El Paso, Texas, as well as the threat posed by extremists motivated by foreign terror groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A DHS statement that accompanied the bulletin noted the potential for violence from \u201ca broad range of ideologically-motivated actors.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInformation suggests that some ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence,\u201d the bulletin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/01\/27\/gop-lawmakers-question-continued-presence-of-national-guard-at-capitol\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21021609454576.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">GOP lawmakers question continued presence of National Guard at Capitol<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Sen. Tom Cotton penned an op-ed for Fox News stating that National Guard troops should leave the Capitol grounds as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The alert comes at a tense time following the riot at the Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump seeking to overturn the presidential election. Authorities are concerned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/11\/fbi-warns-of-plans-for-nationwide-armed-protests-next-week\/\" target=_blank>extremists may attack other symbols of government<\/a> or people whose political views they oppose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe domestic terrorism attack on our Capitol earlier this month shined a light on a threat that has been right in front of our faces for years,\u201d said Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. \u201cI am glad to see that DHS fully recognizes the threat posed by violent, right-wing extremists and is taking efforts to communicate that threat to the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1230751945.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"National Guard citizen-soldiers exit after a U.S. Capitol tour on Jan. 23, 2021, in Washington.\" class=\"wp-image-61469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1230751945.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1230751945.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1230751945.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1230751945.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1230751945.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Guard citizen-soldiers exit after a U.S. Capitol tour on Jan. 23, 2021, in Washington. (Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The alert was issued by acting Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske. Biden\u2019s nominee for the Cabinet post, Alejandro Mayorkas, has not been confirmed by the Senate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two former homeland security secretaries, Michael Chertoff and Janet Napolitano, called on the Senate to confirm Mayorkas so he can start working with the FBI and other agencies and deal with the threat posed by domestic extremists, among other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chertoff, who served under President George W. 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