There was an Isis attack during Trump’s first year in office. On Halloween 2017, an Islamic State-inspired terrorist in a rented pick-up truck mowed down pedestrians on a crowded New York cycle lane, killing eight people and injuring 16.
But there is a reason why the terrorist attack in New Orleans feels so sinister and memorable. The breakdown in trust in the US feels more urgent and dangerous as Trump prepares for his second inaugural address, now less than three weeks away.
Yet, the New Year’s Eve attack on party-goers in New Orleans’s French Quarter would appear to be remarkably similar to other Isis attacks. The New York terrorist said he deliberately chose Halloween because more people would be on the streets. Bourbon Street in New Orleans is the centre of drinking revelries almost every night – but especially so on New Year’s Eve.
Trump leapt on the idea that the suspect was an immigrant, posting: “When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true.”
But the Vegas incident, too, was a planned attack. The truck was primed to explode with firework mortars, gas canisters and camping fuel. The suspect, who died in the vehicle, has been named as Matthew Livelsberger, another army veteran who served at one point on the same US base as Jabbar. The fact that they both rented electric pick-ups from the Turo app – with no need to go to a rental car service counter – could be coincidence. We don’t know yet.
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Read MoreLaw enforcement in New Orleans has been blamed by Maga adherents like congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Green for being too lax. “No one trusts the FBI,” she said. Trump critics would rather denounce the president-elect for blaming the attack on immigrants than assess the danger from Islamist militants.
This Monday will be the fourth anniversary of the 6 January riot at the Capitol in 2021, with vastly differing opinions as to whether this was largely a peaceful protest by patriots, inflamed by Antifa and undercover FBI agents, or an attempted insurrection led by Trump. On day one of his presidency, Trump has promised to pardon the 6 January prisoners, so we know where he stands.
There was some bewilderment when Trump chose “American carnage” as the theme of his first address. Former president George W Bush reportedly described that speech as “some weird shit”. On 20 January the same theme for his second address would be horribly appropriate.
Sarah Baxter is director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting
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