here in d.c., is the extent to which extremists feel empowered by donald trump s election, and the risk that the splc is pointing to is as with other kinds of extremist movements, disaffected, alienated yuj men in particular may become radicalized, take matters into their own hands. that s a challenge for any american president but an opportunity for donald trump. if he decides to stand up and to break with his habit and to tell people for once something they don t want to hear, then it is a chance for him to actually put those words into action, to take measures to unite the country. most americans don t stand for this sort of thing and would be delighted to see a president stand up and condemn it. to date he has had to be pressed in interviews, mostly through media outlets to step forward and give a strong statement. it is surprising. it is a chance for him to step forward and make a difference. the neo-nazis themselves said, all, look, he condemned
is that the origin as far as you can tell of this issue? yes. and i think that has real implications for the united states because saudi arabia has been the principle supporter financially and otherwise of these extremist movements. al qaeda al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, al shabab the al qaeda franchise in somalia and now isis are all the products of saudi s desire and commitment to its clerical leadership to extend this extreme form of islam. and our failure to call the saudis to account i think has contributed to their feeling of impunity that we can do whatever we want to do because the americans even under the most severe provocation are not going to respond. i know this week you are all going to stand up with members of congress. i wish you god speed in that regard. it s hard to look at your
yes. and i think that has real implications for the united states because saudi arabia has been the principle supporter financially and otherwise of these extremist movements. al qaeda, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, al shabab, the al qaeda franchise in somalia and now isis are all the products of saudi s desire and commitment to its clerical leadership to extend this extreme form of islam. and our failure to call the saudis to account i think has contributed to their feeling of impunity, that we can do whatever we want to do because the americans even under the most severe provocation are not going to respond. i know this week you are all going to stand up with members of congress. i wish you god speed in that regard. it s hard to look at your daughter, beautiful by the way,
over the world that will be shot by these rogue federal officers. after going through all the courts, after losing, after going through all of this, they planned a standoff with federal officers and uh said they would put women up front. these are the kind of people that these elected officials, some of them talking about running for president, were supporting. of that s exactly the point, the last thing you said there, reverend. look, there have been strains of extremists throughout our history. what s been unique about this is the support these guys are getting from rand paul, from rick perry, from dean helder to some extent from the nevada s governor, brian sandoval. this is an entirely different thing. but part of what s happened here is the conservatives in politics that actually co-opted some of the ideas of these extremist movements, this is what has changed fundamentally here.
social media access that these men had here in the states. and there are references to extremist movements and pictures of him in extremist settings that friends commented on and now are becoming much more context chul of what he became. i think christine romans has been monitoring those twitter accounts. i take it that the 19-year-old, christine, was pretty active on twitter and in fact has been tweeting as recently as this week since the boston marathon bombings? you know, wolf, there s been a dozen tweets since the bombing. we have confirmed that the personal twitter account of him. he goes by a handle of americanized version of his name. we have spoken to two of his friends, one from high school, one from college who both follow him and he follows them back. we have confirmed this is in fact his twitter handle. let me read something he wrote on the night of the bombings. he said ain t no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people.