{"id":2085818,"date":"2023-10-31T18:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-doocy-grills-john-kirby-over-anti-semitic-threats-in-the-u-s-are-they-domestic-terrorists\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T18:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:59:17","slug":"peter-doocy-grills-john-kirby-over-anti-semitic-threats-in-the-u-s-are-they-domestic-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-doocy-grills-john-kirby-over-anti-semitic-threats-in-the-u-s-are-they-domestic-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Doocy questions John Kirby about anti-Semitic threats in the U.S.: &#8216;Are they domestic terrorists?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeter-doocy-grills-john-kirby-over-anti-semitic-threats-in-the-u-s-are-they-domestic-terrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fox News\u2062 White House correspondent Peter Doocy\u2062 challenged former Pentagon spokesman John Kirby during a routine briefing, demanding to know if the Biden administration was willing\u200c to classify anti-Semitic activists as &#8220;domestic terrorists.&#8221; Doocy \u2062directly asked, &#8220;Are the individuals in this country \u200cwho make violent, anti-Semitic\u2062 threats considered domestic terrorists?&#8221; Kirby, currently serving as \u2062the strategic communications director for \u200dthe National \u200cSecurity Council, suggested that\u2064 law enforcement should\u2063 make\u2064 that determination.\u200d He stated, &#8220;I don&#8217;t\u200d know if we are labeling people as domestic terrorists \u200cfor that. That \u200dquestion is better suited for law enforcement.&#8221; Doocy\u200b persisted, questioning\u2063 Kirby about the potential for terrorists to enter\u200b the country through the porous southern border. \u200cKirby \u2064responded by acknowledging \u200dthe constant \u200cconcern about the \u200dpresence of terrorists on U.S. soil and the\u2062 need for vigilance. Doocy further highlighted a bulletin from the CBP in San \u2063Diego, which warned about the possibility \u200cof encountering militants\u200c associated\u2062 with the Israel-Hamas conflict at the \u2063southwestern border. He\u200d expressed concern about the 600,000 individuals \u2063who evaded capture at the border in the\u2062 last fiscal year and the potential for one of them to be\u2062 a terrorist. Kirby declined to answer \u200bwhether a terrorist may have already crossed the border, emphasizing the ongoing vigilance against such threats.\u200c He assured that the administration takes the\u2064 potential threat seriously and has requested additional funding for border security. Additionally, there is the added concern that individuals on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-unloads-on-biden-nm-governor-grisham-nyc-mayor-adams\/\" title=\"Cruz criticizes Biden, Grisham, and Adams.\">terror watch \u200dlist<\/a> have already managed to cross the\u2064 southern border \u200dundetected.  <\/p>\n<h2> What measures \u200dare being implemented to prevent individuals on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-delegation-calls-on-biden-to-take-action-at-border\/\" title=\"GOP delegation calls on Biden to take action at border\">terror watch list<\/a> from entering the country undetected<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Challenging Questions Posed to White House Correspondent Peter Doocy\u2062 Highlight Concerns over Potential Domestic Terrorist \u200bThreat<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>During a routine briefing, Fox News&#8217; White House correspondent\u200d Peter Doocy \u2063challenged former Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on whether the \u200cBiden administration would classify anti-Semitic activists as &#8220;domestic terrorists.&#8221; The exchange shed light \u200con the ongoing concern \u2064over potential domestic threats and the need for enhanced\u200b border security. This article will explore \u200cthe dialogues between Doocy and\u200b Kirby and their implications for national security.<\/p>\n<p>The Classification of Anti-Semitic Activists<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of Doocy&#8217;s questioning was whether those who make violent,\u2062 anti-Semitic threats should be\u200b considered domestic terrorists. Doocy sought Kirby&#8217;s insights on whether the Biden \u200dadministration was willing to classify such individuals as threats to national security. Kirby suggested that law enforcement should make that\u2064 determination, emphasizing their expertise in assessing the nature and severity of threats. He added that he was unsure\u200d if labeling people as domestic terrorists would be the appropriate course of action for such cases.<\/p>\n<p>Entrance of Potential Terrorists through\u2064 the Southern Border<\/p>\n<p>Doocy proceeded to \u200bpress Kirby \u200don the potential for terrorists to infiltrate the country through the\u2062 porous southern border. Kirby acknowledged \u200bthe constant concern regarding the presence of terrorists on U.S.\u2063 soil and emphasized the need for unwavering vigilance in addressing this matter. Doocy then referenced a \u2064bulletin from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in San Diego, warning about the possibility of encountering militants associated with the Israel-Hamas \u200cconflict at the southwestern border.<\/p>\n<p>The Unresolved \u2064Issue of Border Security<\/p>\n<p>Doocy expressed concern about the approximately 600,000 individuals who \u200bevaded capture at\u200c the border during the last fiscal year, raising the alarming potential for one of them to be a terrorist. However, Kirby declined to answer whether a terrorist might have already crossed the border. While he did not\u200d provide a direct response to this specific question, Kirby \u2063emphasized the administration&#8217;s\u200b continuous vigilance against\u2062 potential threats. He ensured that the administration takes this potential threat seriously and has requested additional \u2064funding for border security.<\/p>\n<p>The Additional Concern of Undetected Terror Watch List Individuals<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the\u2063 potential infiltration of terrorists, there \u200cis also a lingering concern that individuals on the terror watch list have\u2064 already managed to cross the southern border undetected. By focusing\u200d on this issue, Doocy highlighted the pressing need for heightened security measures that prevent individuals who pose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-allows-huawei-to-enter-us-auto-industry\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Allows Huawei To Enter US Auto Industry\">significant national security risk<\/a> from entering the country.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 challenging questions posed by Peter Doocy \u200dto John\u200b Kirby during a routine \u2064briefing underscore \u2062the ongoing concerns \u200cabout potential domestic terrorist \u2062threats and the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-says-house-will-keep-working-on-spending-bill-were-not-leaving-this-weekend\/\" title=\"McCarthy assures House's commitment to spending bill: 'No weekend breaks for us'\">stringent border security measures<\/a>. The discussion\u2063 between Doocy and Kirby shed light on the complex \u2062issue of classifying \u2063anti-Semitic \u200bactivists as domestic terrorists, as well as\u2064 the alarming potential for terrorists to enter the country through the porous southern border. These critical topics emphasize the imperative for continuous vigilance \u200dand enhanced security protocols to protect national interests and the safety of American citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy questioned former Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about whether the Biden administration would classify anti-Semitic activists as &#8220;domestic terrorists.&#8221; Doocy specifically asked if those making violent, anti-Semitic threats in the country could be considered as such. Kirby, currently in a strategic communications role, responded to the inquiry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2085819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2085818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2085818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2085819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2085818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2085818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2085818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}