The cascading recent attacks point to a failure of the FBI, the primary agency for deterring attacks here at home,' as Patel boasted. Devine lamented the plight of FBI agents who were demoralized during the Biden-Obama years who stayed on in hope of positive reform under the Trump administration who now express disappointment in what they regard as Patel's unfocused leadership, preoccupation with his own image and mercurial purges.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said during a brief news conference that synagogue security officers had "engaged the threat" that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building. Shots were fired, and a fire continues to burn in the large complex.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and spoke of needing U.S. military might to combat what he called the "invasion from within." Addressing an audience of military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the military's role in domestic affairs. He was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declared an end to "woke" culture.