![]() He was not referring to the Libertarian Party," Shapiro said.Ĭohen told PolitiFact that he did not have any proof that Biden himself had labeled Libertarians terrorists. ![]() "He said 'even libertarians,' since many self-identified libertarians acknowledged their participation in the disgraceful events of 6 January. Nick Shapiro, former deputy chief of staff to Brennan at the CIA, told PolitiFact that Brennan's comments in the interview referred to government efforts to find and charge people involved in the attack on the U.S. Brennan does not hold a position within the Biden administration. Where they germinate in different parts of the country, and they gain strength, and it brings together an unholy alliance, frequently, of religious extremists, authoritarians, fascists, bigots, racists, nativists - even libertarians."īrennan did not say the Biden administration would target libertarians. "I know looking forward that the members of the Biden team, who have been nominated or have been appointed, are now moving in laser-like fashion to try to uncover as much as they can about what looks very similar to insurgency movements that we’ve seen overseas. libertarians," Cohen wrote.īut the video does not substantiate what Cohen claimed. "It's been less than 24 hours into the new administration, and the former head of the CIA is already on national TV saying that the Biden administration will move with ‘laser-like focus’ on. In another Facebook post, Cohen referred to the MSNBC video more directly. ![]() In his inaugural address, Biden singled out domestic terrorism and white surpremacy as threats the nation "must confront" and "defeat." He did not mention libertarians in that address or insinuate libertarians were terrorists.Ĭohen told PolitiFact that he based his post - which he described as "pretty tongue-in-cheek" - on a statement made by former CIA director John Brennan during an MSNBC interview.Ĭohen claimed that Brennan, who served under President Barack Obama, said the new administration would be investigating domestic terrorists - including Libertarians. 6 as "domestic terrorists," he did not single out libertarians in the roughly 20-minute speech he delivered Jan. While Biden referred to the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. Cohen got his start when he launched a web design company in 1999. There is no evidence that the Biden administration has labeled members of the Libertarian Party or people with libertarian views terrorists. Spike Cohen is the Libertarian Party’s 2020 Vice Presidential nominee who is running with Jo Jorgensen. ( Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. "A silver lining to the Biden administration labeling Libertarians terrorists is that the CIA will probably start giving us money and weapons now," Cohen wrote in a Jan. In recent seasons a number of other cast and crew members have been given a chance to direct: Jensen Ackles, Ben Edlund, Jerry Wanek, Johnny MacCarthy, Misha Collins, Richard Speight, Jr., Amanda Tapping and Matt Cohen.Jeremy "Spike" Cohen, the 2020 Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee, has sparked outrage against President Joe Biden on social media with claims that his administration labeled Libertarians terrorists. ![]() The staff directors for Supernatural are Philip Sgriccia and Bob Singer, and previously also Kim Manners who died during Season Four. ![]()
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