Obama Administration's Capitulation to Republicans on Ignoring the Rise of White Nationalism Set The Stage For Jacksonville

In response to the tragic, racially-motivated attack in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, August 26, Revolving Door ProjectSenior Researcher Christopher Lewis issued the following statement:

“Over a decade ago, the Obama administration caved to GOP pressure and turned a blind eye to the rise of right-wing terror in the United States, as I wrote about yesterday. Instead of ignoring House Republicans crying wolf over the Department of Homeland Security daring to scrutinize right-wing extremists, and brushing off the falsehoods of conservative commentators like Rush Limbaugh who claimed that `there is not one instance they can cite as evidence where any of these right-wing groups have done anything,’ the Obama administration bowed its head to the mob and neutered its own ability to combat domestic terrorism. Now, a decade later, here we are.”

“The Biden administration should not repeat this mistake and should allocate resources to this.”

Revolving Door Project Executive Director Jeff Hauser issued the following statement:

"History is clear that right wing extremists win 100 percent of the time that smart people over-intellectualize their way into rationalizing passivity in the face of violence."