Slotkin asks Biden administration to label foreign white supremacists as terrorists
Updated Apr 09, 1:02 PM;
Posted Apr 09, 1:02 PM
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland , Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)AP
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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, is asking the Biden administration to designate overseas white supremacists as foreign terrorist organizations, giving the American government more tools to check their influence.
Slotkin identified 13 groups in a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top national security and justice officials in the Biden administration. The Michigan congresswoman, who serves as chair on the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, also asked what responsibilities the U.S. has in helping the Canadian government track members of The Proud Boys an