homeland security secretary says luigi mangione discourse is full of narratives of hate  homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas is concerned about rhetoric on social media that supports accused ceo shooter luigi mangione, who is currently imprisoned in new york. weve seen narratives of hate. weve seen narratives of anti-government sentiment, online, mayorkas told face the nation host margaret brennan sunday. weve seen personal grievances in the language of violence, accompanying or being a part of those narratives, is something that were very concerned about, that, that is a heightened threat environment, he continued. i still am alarmed, though, by the heroism that is being attributed to an alleged murderer of a father of two children on the streets in new york city. mangione was charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson tuesday. he was indicted on a total of 11 charges, including first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. thompson was fatally shot dec. 4. in the days that followed, mangione was elevated to a kind of folk hero status on social media. that rhetoric is not purely political, mayorkas added. we see a wide range of narratives that really drive some individuals to violence, and we have a responsibility to know the threat landscape and see what we can do working with communities to prevent that violence from actually occurring. "the rhetoric on social media following that, that murder is extraordinarily alarming," mayorkas said. "it speaks of what is really bubbling here in this country, and unfortunately we see that manifested in violence, the domestic violent extremism that exists." "i still am alarmed, though, by the heroism that is being attributed to an alleged murderer of a father of two children on the streets in new york city," mayorkas later added. >  ione-discourse-alarms-homeland-secu rity-chief/
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