Source: Fox News
Summary
A eighth person was charged in a thwarted plot to attack the White House and a UFC event. Former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers, a Senate candidate, warned that escalating rhetoric on the left is stoking violence. The plot allegedly involved using explosive-laden drones to trigger a mass evacuation before directing fleeing crowds toward pre-positioned shooters. Rogers said Democrats are “encouraging” people to move beyond normal political discourse into violent attacks.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Mike Rogers, a former FBI special agent, is running in Michigan’s Republican Senate primary. He warned that self-radicalized individuals are harder to identify. The alleged plot was foiled with the help of a tip from the mother of one of the suspects. Rogers pointed to a recent attack on a Michigan synagogue, saying the rhetoric can lead some people to believe political violence is “OK.”
Rogers also said social media has contributed to political violence, with violent rhetoric plastered online being “very, very concerning.”
It’s a familiar pattern: a plot is foiled, a politician speaks out, and social media is blamed.
