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On the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, members of Congress on both sides of the political aisle expressed that they are most worried about rising domestic terrorism impacting Americans.
Asked whether he was more concerned about domestic or foreign terrorists, Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told Fox News Digital, “You’ve got to be vigilant on all of it.”
Yet, in the wake of the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, he placed particular blame on the left, saying, “They’ve got blood on their hands on this one, there is no question.”
“The repercussions, I think, could be monumental at the ballot box,” said Burchett.
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Both Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, on the left, and Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on the right, expressed worry about rising domestic terror threats ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Getty Images and Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins and Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, responded that “we need a country that respects the rule of law and can actually engage in civil discourse. We don’t have that right now. That’s a problem.”
“We have threats from all around, overseas and here, but you know we got to start respecting the rule of law again or we’re not going to have anything left,” added Roy.
In the current climate, Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, responded, “I think domestic,” adding, “it’s not a matter of if but when.”
“You can’t let your guard down on either,” added Arrington, recalling, “I was in the White House on 9/11 with George W. Bush.”
Arrington expressed particular concern about terrorists who were let into the country through the border.
“You also can’t allow your border to be wide open where you have people, record numbers of people, on the terrorist watch list over here,” he said.
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