Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat President Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study the threat of domestic extremism in the United StatesWASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden has directed law enforcement and intelligence officials in his administration to study the threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, an undertaking being launched weeks after a mob of insurgents loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. The announcement Friday by White House press secretary Jen Psaki is a stark acknowledgment of the national security threat that officials see as posed by American extremists motivated to violence by radical ideology. The National Security Council will do its own policy review to see how information about the problem can be better shared across the government. That's why the president is tasking the national security team to do exactly this review on the second full day in office.”Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said it was “critical” that the Biden administration appeared to be prioritizing the threat of domestic extremism. “In particular, far-right, white supremacist extremism, nurtured on online platforms, has become one of the most dangerous threats to our nation,” Schiff said.

Source: ABC News January 22, 2021 20:26 UTC