Source: CNN
By Jim Sciutto and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Washington (CNN)Recent anti-Muslim rhetoric from President Donald Trump and administration policies such as the travel ban are making counterterrorism “more difficult,” according to outgoing National Counterterrorism Center Director Nick Rasmussen.
Speaking during an on-the-record interview Wednesday, Rasmussen said, “I don’t think it’s arguable it’s more difficult when the environment is contaminated by mutual suspicion.”
“If you’re increasing the amount of suspicion and distress on these communities, it places more challenges in our way,” he said.
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