We didn't take the words of Vladimir Lenin seriously until Communism spread across the globe. And unfortunately, the president didn't take the words of groups like ISIS seriously until they established a sweeping self-proclaimed Islamic Caliphate. Mike McCaul caliphatecommunismestablish share on social
I was in Cairo, Egypt, where Sinai - ISIS conducted the Russian airliner downing. We're concerned about safety and security at these last point-of-departure airports flying directly into the United States - in that case, JFK. Mike McCaul airlinerairportcairo share on social
Violent extremism is going viral, but our response to it is moving at bureaucratic, sluggish speed. Mike McCaul bureaucraticextremismmove Change image and share on social
We talk a lot about operational control, and that's having a better understanding of who's coming in and who's leaving, what the threat really is. We're never really going to get that. Mike McCaul comecontrolleave Change image and share on social
One of the chapters outlined in my book talks about the Iranian influence with Venezuela, these terror flights that go back and forth that we don't manifests on, and then nuclear material smuggled across our unsecure southwest border from Mexico into the United States. Mike McCaul backbookborder share on social
I am extremely concerned that Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to recruit followers in the United States with thousands of followers in the United States and then activate them to do whatever they want to do. Mike McCaul activateconcernextremely share on social
I can reveal today that the U.S. government has information to indicate that individuals tied to terrorist groups in Syria have already attempted to gain access to our country through the U.S. refugee program. Mike McCaul accessattemptcountry share on social
We're trying to find needles in the haystack, and the needles are going dark, and it's because of this phenomenon we can't track their movements. Mike McCaul darkfindhaystack Change image and share on social
I think there is a failure in foreign policy. And you have to acknowledge that under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton was the architect of that foreign policy. Whether it was malevolent or not, I don't know. Mike McCaul acknowledgearchitectbarack share on social
In Europe, you have very different situation than you do in the United States. In Europe, it's very segregated. And you have the diasporas in Belgium that I saw. And they're being radicalized because they're not assimilated with the culture. I don't think we have that same situation in the United States. Mike McCaul assimilatebelgiumculture share on social