Officialshaveexpressedconcernabout a possibleinsiderattackorotherpotentialthreat.
Nowsecurityconcernshavegrippedthecitysince a violentmobstormedthecapitalonJanuary 6th.
DowntownWashingtonusuallybuzzingwithpeopleandtraffic, now a ghosttownontheotherside, trafficjamsandcheckpoints, a citysplitintothecenterhasbecome a militarizedzoneandthe U.
S Capitolremainsunder a strictlockdownjustdaysbeforethepresidentialinauguration.
Wearejustoutsidetheclothesperimeterandthisisuscloseasthegeneralpubliccangettothe U.
S.
Capitol, whichiscurrentlycordonedoffby a 3 m highfenceandrazorwirewhichiscurrentlyinstalledontopofthefence.
We'regoingtogoinsidethatperimeternowtoget a glimpseonthepreparationsthatareunderwayforonInaugurationDaythatwillbeunlikeanyotherinAmericanhistory.
Ah, presidentialinaugurationofpresidentialeventisalwaysgoingtobeveryhighsecurity, butthere's alltheseextralayersthatwe'vebeenhearingaboutthelastseveraldayssincethatattackonthe U.
S.
Capitolby a mostlywhitefundamentalistmob.
Really?
Andithethreat.
TheacutethreatisbeingsaidthatitmightextendtillThursday, a dayaftertheinauguration.
Butifyouwatch a lotofthatvideofrominsidetheCapitol, and I'vewatched a lotofit, Ah, lotofthelanguageandthereligiousimageryfromthesepeopleprofessingtobeChristiansverysimilartothekindofIslamistextremismthatwesawthatwe'vebeen, youknow, hearingthreatsaboutfordecadesnow.
AndthatthreatisgonnagonnacontinueintotheBidenadministration, asFBIandlawenforcementofficialshavelongsaid, haslongbeen a threattowardstheUnitedStates.
A prettybleakpictureyou'repaintingAlso, I'd liketoaskyouaboutanotheraspecthere.
WeknowthatoutgoingPresidentDonaldTrumphasnotbeenseeninpublicfor a week.
It's sortofexploitsreligionforpoliticalpurposes, andit's also a deviceformobilizingpeopletovoteinsupportofthehyperconservativecandidatesthatthemovementfavors.
Onits, um, youknow, I mentionedearlier, it's radicallyantidemocratic.
It's, youknow, I I usethetermreligiousnationalisminthesubtitleofmybook, becauseitmakesclearitssimilaritieswithotherformsofreligiousnationalismaroundtheworld.
I gotoinnumerablerightwingonChristiannationalstrategymeetingsandgatheringsonbondeventslikethis, andmanyofthemovementleaderswilltalkabouthowimportantitistocreatesingleissuevotersbecausetheyknowiftheycouldgettherankandfiletosortofplayalongandvoteonabortion, theycancontroltheirvote, andthentheyuseittoenact a wildlyantiDemocraticagendaandalsoanagenda.
That's notjustaboutabortionhas a lottodowitheconomicpolicyandforeignpolicyandthingsthatthosesortof, youknowantiabortionvotersmaynotthemselvesagreewith.
Sowe'retalkingaboutthesepeoplebeingaroundforthenext 20 to 40 yearstointerpretlegislationinlaws.
Um, shouldAmericansbeworried?
Absolutely.
I mean, I thinkwe'regonnabedealingwithTrump's legacyinthecourtsforquitesometimetocome.
Andifyoulookalsoatthejudgesthatheappointed, a lotofthemare, um, havebeennurturedbythessortofrightwinglegalorganizationsliketheFederalistSociety, whichplaysanenormousroleinfindingandnurturinglegalcandidatesandpromotingthemforfor, ah, differentappointmentsandsortofsustainingtheircareers.
Andthen, um, youknow, youalsohave a lotofTrumpappointeeswhohaveworkedforrightwinglegalorChristiannationalistlegalorganizations, includingtheAllianceDefendingFreedom, whichisknownas a sortoflegaljuggernautofftheChristianright.
They'readvocating, forsortof, um, policiesthat I thinkit's reallyunderappreciatedtheextenttowhichtheRepublicanPartyand, uh, hasallieditselfwiththesortoffarrightlibertarianeconomicwingoftheRepublicanPartyon.
Andyouknow, a lotofthebigticketfundersofthemovement.
ManyofthepeoplesortofpouringmoneyintotheTheseorganizationsareascommittedtosortof, almostlike a freemarketfundamentalismastheyare, toorightwingpositionsinthesocalledculturewars.