Ryan Lucas

counterterrorism officials often say are incredibly hard to stop because there isn't a big operation that the FBI can penetrate beforehand to disrupt it.

counterterrorism officials often say are incredibly hard to stop because there isn't a big operation that the FBI can penetrate beforehand to disrupt it.

counterterrorism officials often say are incredibly hard to stop because there isn't a big operation that the FBI can penetrate beforehand to disrupt it.

Well, you're right. Terrorism is not a front page issue the way that it once was, certainly not like we saw after 9-11 and also not like a decade ago when the Islamic State was at its apex. But the Islamic State still has branches, affiliates around the world that are very much active.

Well, you're right. Terrorism is not a front page issue the way that it once was, certainly not like we saw after 9-11 and also not like a decade ago when the Islamic State was at its apex. But the Islamic State still has branches, affiliates around the world that are very much active.

Well, you're right. Terrorism is not a front page issue the way that it once was, certainly not like we saw after 9-11 and also not like a decade ago when the Islamic State was at its apex. But the Islamic State still has branches, affiliates around the world that are very much active.

And as for the threat in the U.S., what I would say is that counterterrorism officials here have been saying for a while that the threat may not be at the level that it once was, but it also most definitely has not disappeared.

And as for the threat in the U.S., what I would say is that counterterrorism officials here have been saying for a while that the threat may not be at the level that it once was, but it also most definitely has not disappeared.

And as for the threat in the U.S., what I would say is that counterterrorism officials here have been saying for a while that the threat may not be at the level that it once was, but it also most definitely has not disappeared.

FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned about the danger posed in particular by what the FBI calls homegrown violent extremists, people who radicalize on their own and decide to carry out an attack here in the U.S. Wray has also said that the threat level more broadly has really spiked after the Hamas attack on Israel in October of 2023.

FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned about the danger posed in particular by what the FBI calls homegrown violent extremists, people who radicalize on their own and decide to carry out an attack here in the U.S. Wray has also said that the threat level more broadly has really spiked after the Hamas attack on Israel in October of 2023.

FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned about the danger posed in particular by what the FBI calls homegrown violent extremists, people who radicalize on their own and decide to carry out an attack here in the U.S. Wray has also said that the threat level more broadly has really spiked after the Hamas attack on Israel in October of 2023.

And I should note that the Justice Department has recently foiled what it says were plots on behalf of ISIS just in the past year, including one in Oklahoma and another in New York.

And I should note that the Justice Department has recently foiled what it says were plots on behalf of ISIS just in the past year, including one in Oklahoma and another in New York.

And I should note that the Justice Department has recently foiled what it says were plots on behalf of ISIS just in the past year, including one in Oklahoma and another in New York.

Authorities say at this point in time, there is no evidence that those two incidents are linked in any way. Investigators have identified the driver of the Cybertruck as Matthew Leibelsberger. He was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army, a Green Beret, a decorated combat vet with multiple tours in Afghanistan.

Authorities say at this point in time, there is no evidence that those two incidents are linked in any way. Investigators have identified the driver of the Cybertruck as Matthew Leibelsberger. He was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army, a Green Beret, a decorated combat vet with multiple tours in Afghanistan.

Authorities say at this point in time, there is no evidence that those two incidents are linked in any way. Investigators have identified the driver of the Cybertruck as Matthew Leibelsberger. He was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army, a Green Beret, a decorated combat vet with multiple tours in Afghanistan.

Authorities say that Leibelsberger shot and killed himself in the Cybertruck right before it exploded. As for the question of why, the FBI says Leibelsberger bore no animosity toward Trump. So it wasn't about that. It says their investigation so far suggests that Leibelsberger was likely suffering from mental health issues and also had some other family issues.

Authorities say that Leibelsberger shot and killed himself in the Cybertruck right before it exploded. As for the question of why, the FBI says Leibelsberger bore no animosity toward Trump. So it wasn't about that. It says their investigation so far suggests that Leibelsberger was likely suffering from mental health issues and also had some other family issues.