"With tensions between Washington and Tehran escalating, he wanted to know whether Iranian sleeper cells might already be operating inside the United States. Trump said he'd been briefed. A lot of people came in through Biden with his stupid open border, Trump replied. But we know where most of them are. We've got our eye on all of them, I think."
"Sleeper cells exist because intelligence services cannot find them. Their entire operational value to a foreign adversary depends on invisibility. Once you know where they are, they aren't sleeper cells anymore—they're the subjects of counterterrorism investigations, and then they're in handcuffs."
"Trump wasn't describing a vague threat. He was describing a specific situation: hostile operatives, known locations, active surveillance. The follow-up writes itself. Nobody asked it."
During a press encounter at Joint Base Andrews, President Trump stated that federal authorities have identified locations of most Iranian operatives believed to have entered the country during Biden's administration and are actively monitoring them. When Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked about potential Iranian sleeper cells operating in the United States, Trump responded that many came through Biden's open border policies but that authorities know where most are located. However, reporters present did not follow up with substantive questions about this claim. The contradiction inherent in Trump's statement—that sleeper cells, by definition, remain undetected until discovered—went unexamined. The incident reflects broader patterns in Washington journalism where reporters often fail to press for clarification on significant national security claims.
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