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Ron Johnson: “I'm not aware of any specific cells, any sleeper cells, but…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson on Fox News Sunday w/ guest host Shannon Bream

Published | Video Starts at 00:33

Do you believe that there are lone wolves or sleeper cells here in the US Motivated by radical ideology that are either capable of and or planning attacks on the US Homeland? I'm not aware of any specific cells, any sleeper cells, but when you're seeing what's happening in Europe and you're seeing how widespread that is, you know, from France to Belgium to Germany, I think you have to assume that that is certainly a risk that we do have to consider. and we have to do everything we can to make sure that our. Our intelligence agencies are working cooperatively with other foreign intelligence agencies and that our agencies here in. (00:33–00:48)

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Asserts that sleeper cells are a risk in the US based on European events.

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