Psaki announces measures the Biden government will take to combat domestic violent extremism

“The Biden government will face this threat with the necessary resources and determination. We are committed to developing fact-based policies and strategies, objective and rigorous analysis and our respect for freedom of expression and constitutionally protected political activities,” said Psaki on Friday. fair at the White House press briefing.

She said the initial work will be divided into three areas. First, she announced that President Joe Biden commissioned the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to compile a “comprehensive threat assessment, coordinated with the FBI and DHS on domestic violent extremism”, adding that the analysis will come from government agencies and not government.

She also said that the government will develop the National Security Council’s ability to focus on combating domestic extremism.

“As part of this, the NSC will undertake a policy review effort to determine how the government can better share information about this threat, support efforts to prevent radicalization, stop violent extremist networks and more,” said Psaki.

Finally, Psaki said the government will be “coordinating relevant parts of the federal government to improve and accelerate efforts to deal with EVS”.

“This process called for by the NSC will focus on dealing with evolving threats, radicalization, the role of social media, opportunities to improve information sharing, operational responses and more,” she said.

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