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and arkansas governor asa hutchinson. also, that coast guard lieutenant charged with plotting to kill democratic politicians and journalists. the sheer number and force of the weapons recovered from mr. hasson s residence, coupled with the disturbing nature of his writings appear to reflect a significant threat to the safety of our community. how widespread is this kind of violent white nationalism? and why did the government stay quiet about the arrest? my guest this morning, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson. and off and running our campaign is about transforming our country. bernie is back. democrats are out in force in the early voting states. we re already seeing surprises. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news foreign affairs correspondent, grae mitchell. republican strategist al cardenas.
simple. easy. awesome. donald trump finally broke his silence on the coast guard lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist who was arrested for allegedly plotting the mass murder of democratic politicians and members of the media. were you briefed, sir, on the coast guard members who were arrested for threatening democrats and other members of the media. i m actually getting a very final briefing and a very complete briefing in about two hours. do you have any thoughts on this i think it s a shame. yeah, i think it s a very sad thing when a thing like that happens. i ve expressed that. i m actually getting a very complete briefing in about two hours. do you think you bear any responsibility for moderating your language when it comes to that? no, i don t. i think my language is very nice. those answers to nbc s hallie jackson and not a proactive presidential statement were
given that it was a coast guard lieutenant, why did it take so long to go public? and why did the government look like it was underplaying this a little bit? first, chuck, i think it s important to note that the coast guard in general is an outstanding military service. i think i know something about the coast guard. because i was their civilian it s part of homeland security. not the pentagon. most folks don t realize that. there s no deep, dark, violent extremist group residing within the coast guard. this person was an exception. i m still remarkably proud of the work that the coast guard does. there are various reasons why an arrest, a criminal investigation may not come to light right away. i don t have a good explanation why it took 72 hours. i m glad investigators uncovered this individual s writings on his government commuter. which in of and of itself is remarkable. and the fact that he s been arrested. so that s the good news story here.
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