QAnon fanatics are said to have discussed posing as National Guard soldiers in an attempt to infiltrate President-elect Joe Biden‘s inauguration.
An intelligence briefing seen by The Washington Post states: ‘QAnon members have discussed posing as National Guard soldiers, believing that it would be easy for them to infiltrate secure areas.’
The National Guard have been told to be alert to anyone who looks ‘out of place’ as a result. ‘Concerns of lone wolf actors are increasing,’ the report adds.
Videos and pictures taken of the security measures by unknown individuals in DC have already been shared online and while there are said to be no specific threats maps of the city have also been studied by extremists, according to the paper.
The threats against Biden´s inauguration have been fueled by supporters of President Donald Trump, far-right militants, white supremacists and other radical groups.
Many believe Trump´s baseless accusations that the election was stolen from him, a claim that has been refuted by many courts, the Justice Department and Republican officials in key battleground states.
Security concerns have gripped Washington following the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters.
The FBI has not commented on the latest report.
‘QAnon members have discussed posing as National Guard soldiers, believing that it would be easy for them to infiltrate secure areas’, a briefing reads. National Guard troops, pictured Monday, occupy much the U.S. Capitol ahead of the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden
QAnon fanatics are said to have discussed posing as National Guard soldiers, pictured Monday, to infiltrate President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration
Security concerns have gripped Washington following the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters, pictured
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said last week: ‘We’re monitoring all incoming leads, whether they’re calls for armed protest, potential threats that grow out of the January 6 breach of the Capitol, or other kinds of potential threats leading up to inaugural events and in various other targets.
‘So we’re latched up with all of our partners in that regard.’
A spokesman for the Secret Service, which is responsible for coordinating security at the event, said: ‘The U.S. Secret Service takes all threats seriously and will continue to work with our federal, state, local and military partners to continue securing the 59th Inauguration based on the relevant intelligence available to the security community.’
Lights are illuminated along the National Mall as a tribute to the nearly 400,000 Americans killed by the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic ahead of Biden’s inauguration Wednesday
The threats against Biden´s inauguration have been fueled by supporters of President Donald Trump, far-right militants, white supremacists and other radical groups. Many believe Trump´s baseless accusations that the election was stolen from him, a claim that has been refuted by many courts, the Justice Department and Republican officials in key battleground states
Experts in homegrown extremism have warned for years about efforts by far-right militants and white-supremacist groups to radicalize and recruit people with military and law enforcement training.
U.S. defense officials said Sunday they are worried about an insider attack during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
That prompted the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event.
The massive undertaking underscores fears that some of the very people assigned to protect the city over the next several days could present a threat to the incoming president and other VIPs in attendance.
The riot at the Capitol, which left five people dead, has led to a reckoning unprecedented in American history.
President Donald Trump told the crowd to march to the Capitol and that ‘you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.’
About 25,000 members of the National Guard are streaming into Washington from across the country – at least two and a half times the number for previous inaugurals
Holding rifles, members of the National Guard stop traffic in DC, Monday
U.S. defense officials said Sunday they are worried about an insider attack during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. That prompted the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that officials are conscious of the potential inauguration threat, and warned commanders to be on the lookout for any problems within their ranks as the inauguration approaches.
About 25,000 members of the National Guard are streaming into Washington from across the country – at least two and a half times the number for previous inaugurals.
‘We´re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals assigned to this operation,’ McCarthy said in an interview after he and other military leaders went through an exhaustive, three-hour security drill in preparation for Wednesday´s inauguration.
He said Guard members are also getting training on how to identify potential insider threats.
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