Mar 19, 2021 11:02 PM EDT
Yamiche Alcindor
PBS White House Correspondent
The Secret Service announced Friday evening that photo/video recording of President Biden while travelling between locations will be prohibited due to safety concerns. No further details were made available at the time of the announcement.
According to an unnamed source briefed on the matter, terrorist chatter on the Russian app Telegram indicates an imminent threat to Mr Biden.
"Telegram has become a haven for white supremacists after their hateful and deadly rhetoric has been pushed off of mainstream social media platforms," says Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL. Mr Greenblatt went on to say that antisemitic tropes and stereotypes are the biggest threat facing America and Telegram is ground zero. When asked how to deal with far-right terrorist hubs like Telegram, Mr Greenblatt exclaimed, "Shut it down!"
Administration officials had no comment on the situation, citing national security concerns.