One MSNBC host has decided that American military members are to blame for “terrorism in this country” — arguing that President Donald Trump and his allies are falsely blaming illegal aliens instead of U.S. troops.
During a Thursday segment, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell accused American military personnel of being responsible for terrorism in the wake of two separate terrorist attacks on New Year’s Day that were committed by veterans, one of whom had pledged his allegiance to ISIS. Both of the terrorists coincidentally trained at Fort Bragg, among other curious connections.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the terrorist attacks in New Orleans and the Las Vegas Trump Hotel are organized and connected.
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“The simple fact is, this country has suffered more deadly terrorism at the hands of American-born citizens who are veterans of the United States military than people who have crossed into this country at the southern border,” O’Donnell claimed. “It is very clear from the evidence that if you want to worry about terrorism in this country, the United States Army is a much bigger problem than the southern border.”
Despite the fact that CBP data has revealed that more than 70,000 illegal aliens with suspected terror ties were encountered by Border Patrol during the first three years of President Joe Biden’s term, O’Donnell still insisted that the very rare cases of American veterans committing violence means that they are worse than illegals — specifically citing Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
“Timothy McVeigh parked a truck outside that building loaded with explosives in an act of homegrown American terrorism,” the MSNBC host said. “Timothy McVeigh’s hatred of the American government was not tamed in any way by his service in the American military. So, too, with America’s latest terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, with an American military veteran driving a pickup truck through a crowd to murder 14 people.”
“But when Donald Trump sees the type of terrorist attack that occurred in New Orleans, he doesn’t remember Timothy McVeigh and, instead, he blames the criminals that he imagines are crossing the southern border,” O’Donnell continued.
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell: "It is very clear from the evidence that if you want to worry about terrorism in this country, the United States Army is a much bigger problem than the southern border." pic.twitter.com/b5859v9QIm
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Meanwhile, Trump responded to the New Year’s Day terrorist attack by reiterating his vow to protect the American people from terrorist threats that may come through the nation’s borders. While it was later revealed that these particular terrorists were American-born, it does not mean that the country should stop focusing on protecting Americans from outside forces.
