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Elizabeth Neumann Profile picture
@NeuSummits
Sep 30, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
/1 - It's late. I'd love to put this debacle of a debate behind me, but I feel compelled to underscore the danger we're facing. As a Mom, I struggle w/ explaining to my children they should respect the President & pray for him as God instructs us, but not imitate his behavior.
/2 - I have limited my public commentary to those things which I have first hand knowledge, and those things which pose a danger to our country. (Sure there are other stories of the chaos & craziness, but that's not my purpose in speaking out.)
/3 - POTUS' comments tonight fall into both the 'first-hand' and 'dangerous' category. I served at DHS as the Asst Secretary for Counterterrorism from 2018-2020. The surge of violent white nationalism happened on my watch.
/4 - I worked to develop policies, laws, and programs to better prevent domestic terrorism. My colleagues & I tried to educate the President and his staff on this threat. Initially, I thought the rebuffing was due to having other priorities (e.g., defeat ISIS, counter Iran, etc).
/5 - I concluded after the attacks in El Paso that POTUS was complicit in the deaths of Americans for his refusal to recognize his language was in the shooter's manifesto. Tonight, he was given the opportunity to condemn White Supremacy - he refused.
/6 - He instead told these groups to "Stand Back and Stand By". Online activity shows white supremacist groups & the Proud Boys have been energized by his comments as a rallying cry to attack "ANTIFA" and "left-wing" groups. They've already created a logo with those words.
/7 - If the President was confused by the exchange, he should issue a clarifying statement immediately. Otherwise, the public is left to assume he intended to not condemn White Supremacism, & intended to encourage more violence among Americans.
8/8 - Historians & terrorism experts believe this rhetoric is extremely dangerous. This is bigger than countering Antifa protests & militia activity at riots. The root ideologies at play are responsible for the OK City Bombing. Voters, it's up to you to fix the Trump problem.

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Elizabeth Neumann Profile picture
Oct 1, 2024
As a woman who grew up in a theologically conservative culture, I can tell you that I was not exposed to a church that taught that my value before God was equal to that of a man until I was in my late twenties.
I was taught about the need to reclaim masculinity and femininity. That to help men to “step up,” it was important that we women stepped back to give them space to fulfill their God-given duties.
After all, we can cause them to stumble not only by what we wear, but also by challenging them intellectually. No, I’m not exaggerating — that was counsel I was given on multiple occasions by well-meaning Christians.
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Sep 26, 2024
As someone who served in the Trump administration, I experienced the chaos firsthand. I dealt with the fallout of his lack of self-control and poor decisions. I watched his dehumanizing rhetoric lead to increases in hate crimes and acts of domestic terrorism.
I watched as my bosses respectfully explained why he could not do certain things, because it was illegal or unconstitutional - until they were fired for saying “no” too often.
I watched as he praised our enemies and undermined our allies, politicized the military and disparaged our veterans, prioritized his personal interest above American interests and betrayed his oath of office.
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May 15, 2022
This feels eerily like El Paso. A Sat. daytime attack, at a retail loc.

Manifesto = Great Replacement.

An intentional drive to another part of the state to have a 'target-rich' environment (according to his manifesto).

& Sr Officials in govn't are scrambling to "do more"
We've had robust plans for 3 yrs to scale prevention capability across the country.
After an initial disruption in the first 2 years of the Trump admin, we re-started funding in 2019.
Biden promised to do more on Domestic Terrorism. Yet the budget has been flat ever since.
Germany is spending 1 Billion! Euros over a 3 year period on prevention capabilities. And is expected to go bigger soon.

US is spending ~$30M in funds on prevention. (Non-law enforcement spending).

Woefully under-resourced for our country's size & the scale of the problem.
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Feb 2, 2022
Spending some time at the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) conference in Orlando this week. Excellent presentations - great mix of practitioners and researchers. Heartening to hear about a few states who adopted full-on targeted violence prevention strategies
Starting to see some fruit from our 2019 DHS Strategy to Counterterrorism and Targeted Violence. Need Washington to move faster though. Authorize CP3, accelerate placing prevention coordinators in the field, increase grant dollars. Encourage states to build prevention capability.
A consistent theme from presenters is the importance of a “top-down” mandate. Prevention is a multidisciplinary activity - if you don’t have the political level directing it as a priority, very hard to get all of the different agencies that need to be involved to prioritize it.
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Nov 3, 2021
Seeing lots of analysis from people not living in Virginia that this is all about using “CRT” as a wedge issue / dog whistle. Dig deeper. I know multiple people who have always voted D that voted for Youngkin. It’s not because of the fear of “CRT”. 1/
These are people savvy enough to know CRT isn’t taught in schools in VA. And I’m not suggesting the candidate didn’t play “CRT” up during the campaign, but there’s more to the story: A legitimate frustration over how schools are being managed that are driving Ds to vote for Rs.2/
They have questions about the right age to be having EDI conversations in schools and want more transparency for parents around what is being taught. There is also a ton of anger over the delays in returning to school last year over perceived catering to teachers unions. 3/
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Aug 16, 2021
Biden’s speech was mostly a restatement of his reasons for withdrawal. I disagree with him, but that really isn’t the issue at this point. The issue is the ~100K who we PROMISED to provide safety to in return for their help over the past 20 years and who are now living in fear.1/
What’s the plan? @POTUS said we’re committed to getting the translators out. If you’re lucky to be in Kabul, near the evacuation airport, you’re still stuck. non-profit orgs and journalist working in the area says there is no way for people to get to the airport.2/
No one thought it would take 6 days; but plenty thought it wouldn’t take long. NGOs & govn’t experts have been hounding Biden’s team to have a plan before drawing down troops. Biden’s speech is an attempt to deflect from the incompetence of operational planning & execution. 3/
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