Trump reallocates domestic counterterrorism forces
After September 11 attacks, the US counter-terrorism system shifted to include tools and innovations aimed at preventing such attacks from recurring, along with greater organization of security agencies and improved information sharing between intelligence agencies. However, the Trump administration reoriented a large portion of these agencies to target internal objectives, labeling opposition groups and drug trafficking factions as terrorist entities, and using legal and military tools against protesters and opponents. This led to an expanded definition of terrorism to include unconventional threats such as drugs, immigration, and protests. This shift resulted in downsizing some intelligence offices and diminishing the emphasis on combating international terrorism, thereby threatening the United States’ ability to address future threats posed by new technologies and the dangers from competing nations, despite the decline of Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
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