Update: Ex-National Security Analyst Tweets “Slash the Tires, Empty the Gas Tanks, Arrest the Drivers, and Move the Trucks.” Freedom Convoy

Cohen defended the bulletin at the Feb. 15 online occasion, hosted by George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. He said the DHS now has “hard analysis” linking violence to narratives about government’s response to COVID-19, the 2020 political race, immigration, and race. According to Cohen, the threats of information are coming from all directions. But while the DHS is concerned that conspiracy theories cause terrorism, Cohen insisted that his department is not attempting to chill public dissent. Cohen further accused public critics of DHS strategy of being disingenuous. Cohen also spoke about the DHS’s warning about trucker protests ahead of the Super Bowl. He said U.S. law enforcement officials have been monitoring trucker protests with their Canadian counterparts, who are treating the demonstrations as matters of national security. “While there were some people simply there to express their displeasure with…

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