Former FBI official says Americans won't 'bend the knee' to terrorists as New Year's threat elevated

Key Highlights

• "We're not going to bend the knee to terrorist activities," former Assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker said Wednesday on "Fox & Friends." Seven-foot-tall numerals for "2026" are displayed during an illumination ceremony on Dec.
• There's always been a high terrorist threat around New Year's and the holidays," he continued, pointing to the ISIS-inspired terrorist attack that rocked New Orleans at the start of 2025 and a New Year’s Eve bombing plot recently foiled in southern California.
• MAN IN CUSTODY FOR ALLEGEDLY THROWING MOLOTOV COCKTAILS INTO LA FEDERAL BUILDING, DOCS SHOW The California suspects planned attacks on multiple businesses and had discussed targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to court documents.