Focusing on it will only make Americans more vulnerable to actual threats.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller addresses the audience during opening remarks at the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism at the State Department on July 16, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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By Jason M. Blazakis
Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
July 22, 2026 08:35 PM ET
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