"In my view there has been more space given than I can remember for hate & the overt expression of it, & I am deeply concerned that the overt expression of hate propagates more hate" @DHSgov @SecMayorkas tells @AspenSecurity
"The expression of white supremacy, however odious we might consider it to be, is an ability that individuals have to express under the 1st Amendment" per @SecMayorkas
"It is the connectivity btw the expression of an ideology & violence that prompts our involvement"
"It is the connectivity btw the expression of an ideology & violence that prompts our involvement"
#January6th - "I remain in disbelief that this country does not unify in condemnation of what happened on January 6th" per @SecMayorkas "That speaks of the acuity of the divide & why I consider it to be a concern"
.@SecretService's disappearing text messages from #January6th - "The Secret Service remains committed to cooperating fully w/the Committee" per @SecMayorkas "We need to know exactly what happened on January 6th...that is the commitment of the Secret Service"
"The migration [that caused the messages to be lost] was planned well before January 2021" adds @SecMayorkas
"The divisiveness in this country creates risk" warns @SecMayorkas at #AspenSecurity
"In that divide come foreign adversaries who exploit it, who spread disinformation to drive ppl's behavior...who have the interest in our weakness & our downfall"
"In that divide come foreign adversaries who exploit it, who spread disinformation to drive ppl's behavior...who have the interest in our weakness & our downfall"
"We're not rooting out white supremacy, we're rooting out the violent manifestation of it" per @SecMayorkas when pressed on white supremacists in law enforcement
Is white supremacy "hardwired" into the fabric of the US?
"If I said yes to that, boy would that be a gloomy view of our country" per @SecMayorkas "It is certainly a part of our history from inception but does that mean it's part of our fabric...[long pause]"
"If I said yes to that, boy would that be a gloomy view of our country" per @SecMayorkas "It is certainly a part of our history from inception but does that mean it's part of our fabric...[long pause]"
"the border is secure. We are working to make the border more secure" per @SecMayorkas "That has been a historic challenge"
"There is work to be done" he says but notes "I take issue w/the math of holding the solution hostage until the problem is resolved"
"There is work to be done" he says but notes "I take issue w/the math of holding the solution hostage until the problem is resolved"
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