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On the 24th anniversary 9/11 Terrorist AttackMembers of Congress on both sides of the political aisle said they are most concerned about increasing domestic terrorism that affects Americans.
When asked if he was more concerned about family or foreign terrorists, R-tenn’s Rep. Tim Burchett told Fox News numbers: “You have to be alert to it.”
However, in Conservative leader Charlie Kirk’s assassination At Utah Valley University, he specifically blamed on his left, saying, “They had blood on their hands, no doubt.”
“I think the impact in the ballot box could be huge,” Burchett said.
Rep. Chip Roy of R-Texas on the left and DN.Y. Ritchie Torres on the right are both concerned about increasing the threat of family terror before the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Getty Images and Fox News Photos/Joshua Comins and Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texasanswered: “We need a country that respects the rule of law and can actually engage in civil discourse. We don’t have such a country right now. It’s a problem.”
Roy added: “We have threats from around us, overseas and here, but you know we have to start respecting the rule of law again or we won’t have anything left.”
In the current climate, Rep. Jodey Arrington of R-Texas responded: “I think it’s domestic,” adding: “It’s not a question, but when.”
“You can’t let the guards down,” Arlington recalls. George W. Bush. ”
Arlington is particularly concerned about terrorists who are allowed to enter the country by the border.
“You can’t let your boundaries open up here, record people, horror watch lists here,” he said.
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Several members of Congress expressed concern about potential terrorists entering the United States during the Biden administration. Picture: Immigrants lined up at the remote U.S. Border Patrol Processing Center after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Lukeville, Arizona on December 7, 2023. (John Moore/Getty Image)
Troy Nehls, another Republican, said he was worried about terrorists being Biden gives medicine.
“What we see in all terrorism, people who have crossed the southern border over the last four years, preying on innocent victims of our country, killing Lake Riley and everyone else, I mean these people come here, Tren de AraguaI think those terrorists, right? Come here to cause damage and impact. ”
Like Roy, Nehls regrets the violence that “the Americans have opposing views on the American people.”
“We can’t have casual conversations and agree to disagree. We will start raising our fists or start pointing at the gun and start shooting people,” Niels said.
R-Neb. Rep. Don Bacon said that while the international terrorist threat “still exist,” he believed “we do have more family problems because we have lost a little bit of mooring in our spirit.”
“A lot of people have no hope or purpose, spiritual hope or goal. Then, you have all this demonization and people get stuck. You get stuck on your own little website. Social media, your own cable, and these people feed on their anger.”
Joseph Vogl stood outside the Timpanogos Regional Hospital after shooting at Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Alex Goodlett/AP Photo)
Democrats also said they were very worried about the threat of domestic terrorism.
“Family terrorism has made me wake up at night,” said Rep. André Carson of D-Ind.
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He added: “I want to work with my Republican colleagues, law enforcement community and activists and well-intentioned people to ensure our community is safe.”
RN.Y. Rep. Ritchie Torres said: “I’m worried about the social media era and I think we’ve witnessed the rise of violent extremism and family terrorism at home and abroad.”
“The safety of public figures is no longer a matter of course,” Torres added.
“I lost my motivation to conduct public activities without extensive safety precautions, and I suspect anxiety is a severe blow to every member of Congress,” he shared.
