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Christopher Rodriguez, director of the National Security and Emergency Management Agency in DC, told reporters Thursday that the threat of right-wing extremism will continue to be a threat to the District of Columbia and the surrounding region.
“Let’s be clear, the threat of right-wing extremism is here, right, and we saw it on January 6, and it will continue to be a real and persistent threat to the District of Columbia and our region as well,” Rodriguez said. in response to a question from CNN.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said she asked Rodriguez to prepare an “advanced posture” to address these threats.
“I have directed Director Rodriguez and his team to begin working with our partners on our forward posture to address the threat of white extremism and any other threats to our city,” Bowser said.
“We are also evaluating now, the rest of the year, the next three weeks, the next six weeks, which we think would be smart from our federal partners who would suggest that we need more presence,” added the mayor.
Bowser confirmed an earlier CNN report that out-of-state National Guard troops will begin leaving the District today, and they are declining through the end of the month.
The mayor also said she believes that any future Joint Session of Congress should be considered a National Special Security Event, or some form of enhanced security. “I think it’s very clear to me that any joint session of Congress should be a special security event or some package like that.”
