Donald Trump's second term has left the United States facing its most dangerous terror environment since the 11 September 2001 attacks, former senior Homeland Security official Miles Taylor has warned, accusing the current administration of leaving the country 'asleep at the wheel' as it heads into a volatile election year and its 250th anniversary celebrations.
Taylor, who served as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during Trump's first presidency, gave a stark on-camera assessment in a late June interview with journalist John Harwood for Zeteo. Taylor, once a loyal Republican national security hand, has become one of the most prominent conservative critics of Trump, backing Joe Biden in 2020 and now publicly supporting Kamala Harris in 2024. His criticism carries a particular sting because he is, in effect, attacking the system he helped to run.
