{"id":2228930,"date":"2024-04-24T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-wray-raises-alarm-about-terror-threat-warns-about-tiktok-raises-eyebrows-on-protest-remarks\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:13:58","slug":"fbi-director-wray-raises-alarm-about-terror-threat-warns-about-tiktok-raises-eyebrows-on-protest-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-wray-raises-alarm-about-terror-threat-warns-about-tiktok-raises-eyebrows-on-protest-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Wray Raises Concerns About Terror Threat, TikTok, and Protest Remarks"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ffbi-director-wray-raises-alarm-about-terror-threat-warns-about-tiktok-raises-eyebrows-on-protest-remarks%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=2228930&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>FBI\u2064 Director Christopher\u2063 Wray issued a stark warning about the\u2062 escalating\u2062 threats facing the U.S. during an \u200bNBC \u2063News interview. He\u200d highlighted concerns over China, Russia, Iran, \u2064terrorism, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fbi-is-now-mainly-a-weapon-against-republicans\/\" title=\"The FBI Is Now Mainly A Weapon Against Republicans\">domestic threats<\/a>. Wray also expressed worries about rising \u2064anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses. Furthermore, he cautioned against using TikTok due to security implications. During an NBC News interview, FBI Director Christopher\u2062 Wray raised alarm about increasing threats to the\u2064 U.S.,\u200d focusing on China, Russia, Iran, terrorism, and domestic issues. He also expressed unease about the surge in \u2062anti-Semitic incidents \u2064on college campuses \u200band advised against using TikTok due to security risks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray warned in an interview this week that the United States is facing an unprecedented threat environment across the board.<\/p>\n<p>Wray made the remarks during a wide reaching interview with NBC News that aired on Tuesday in which he urged Americans who use TikTok to quit using the app and made remarks about the anti-Semitic protests across college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Wray told NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt: \u201cAs I look back over my career in law enforcement, I\u2019m hard pressed to come up with a time where I\u2019ve seen so many different threats all elevated all at the same time, whether it\u2019s the threats from China, Russia, Iran, the terrorism threats, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-repeal-2002-aumf-bill-that-vastly-expanded-presidential-war-powers\/\" title=\"House Votes To Repeal 2002 AUMF, Bill That Vastly Expanded Presidential War Powers\">foreign terrorist threats<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-you-a-terrorist-heres-some-guidance-from-the-department-of-homeland-security-on-how-to-tell\/\" title=\"Are You A Terrorist? Here\u2019s Some Guidance From The Department of Homeland Security On How To Tell\">domestic terrorist threats<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we thought that even before October 7, if you and I were having this conversation then, we would have said that the terrorism threat was already elevated,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut post October 7, it\u2019s gone to a whole other level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the protests that have erupted on college campuses across the U.S. in recent days, Wray said that the FBI has seen a \u201csignificant increase, especially in anti-Semitic threats and anti-Semitic violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that the FBI typically does not get involved in the protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t monitor protests,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we do share intelligence about specific threats of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wray later warned Americans about using TikTok, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-indefinitely-suspends-trump-tiktok-deal\/\" title=\"Biden Admin \u2018Indefinitely\u2019 Suspends Trump TikTok Deal\">popular social media app<\/a> that is controlled by China\u2019s communist government.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713981381428000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0sPVuNvu4teAWm2uWm60Ec\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress is on the verge of passing legislation that would essentially ban TikTok if it\u2019s not sold,\u201d Holt noted. \u201cYou\u2019ve talked about this, many in the government have talked about the threat of TikTok, can you be specific about what your fear is?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTikTok, for us, represents a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concern<\/a>,\u201d Wray responded. \u201cAnd the reason I say that is that TikTok\u2019s parent company is beholden to the Chinese government. So that for us manifests itself in three specific ways: it has to do with the data, it has to do with the recommendation algorithm, it has to deal with the software. The data, that we\u2019re talking about the ability to control or collect data on millions and millions of users and to use it for all sorts of influence operations, like driving their AI efforts, which are not remotely constrained by the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre they doing that now or that\u2019s simply, they have the capability to do that?\u201d Holt asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I would say to you is that they are currently attempting to steal our AI and hack American technology every day,\u201d Wray said. \u201cMy message is you need to take into account who the Chinese government is, who the Chinese Communist Party is, even if for some reason, you don\u2019t care about that, which I would argue you should,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat about all of your friends, family members, classmates, co-workers, neighbors, etc, who are also participating and are connected to you through all those same things? Maybe they would care about the ability of the Chinese government and the Chinese intelligence services to access all that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The FBI Director says he sees those in prison or facing trial in January 6 cases not as hostages as President Trump has said, but \u201ccriminal defendants\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lester Holt talks to Christopher Wray about that and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UPvMaU2PEO\">pic.twitter.com\/UPvMaU2PEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNightlyNews\/status\/1782913072660701451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray cautioned about a severe threat landscape in the U.S. during an interview with NBC News. He urged TikTok users to stop using the app, highlighting concerns. Wray&#8217;s statements aired on Tuesday, signaling growing apprehensions about national security vulnerabilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2228931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/03\/CWray-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/03\/CWray-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228930","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\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}