"Right now, we are not seeing comparable trend lines to violence on the right as we see on the left, before adding: It's up to people like you. I'm not a political analyst anymore, I'm a counterterrorism government employee, but we have to have an effective, accurate snapshot on who are part of the conservative movement today, because I would say to you I'm not sure that Nick Fuentes or Tucker Carlson are conservatives."
"If you are lauding a Sharia law, if you are saying that there are Muslim states that seem to be better qualitatively than America in terms of freedom and prosperity, I'm not sure that means you're part of the conservative movement. So if you remove those individuals and you understand that they're not conservatives, what's left? Who are the people in the mainstream of the conservative movement, Alex, who are saying violence is okay? Hard to find people who aren't fringe figures."
"I'm an absolutist when it comes to free speech, for the right and the left (and anyone inside or outside that spectrum). Gorka as a government official has no business sticking his nose into whether pe"
Sebastian Gorka, a counterterrorism government official, was asked whether the Trump administration was monitoring right-wing extremism. He said the administration was not seeing comparable trend lines to violence on the right as seen on the left. He added that effective, accurate identification of who belongs to the conservative movement was necessary. He questioned whether Nick Fuentes or Tucker Carlson were conservatives, citing claims that lauding Sharia law or praising Muslim states over America in freedom and prosperity did not fit conservative principles. He argued that removing such individuals leaves few mainstream figures who say violence is acceptable. His remarks were criticized by Ken Klippenstein, who mocked the Sharia-law characterization and accused Gorka of targeting free speech.
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