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On the recordSeptember 1, 2022
If I were in office today as Secretary of Homeland Security, it might be my number one concern, that buoying just below the surface is a very large degree of unrest and a temptation toward violence.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York
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msnbc.com

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Johnson discusses the rising concern of domestic unrest and potential violence.

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