In the wake of the New Year's Day attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans, President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Border Czar, Tom Homan, has forecasted a potential link between the two incidents.
Despite the police's current stance that no connection exists, Homan believes that further investigation will reveal a correlation.
According to Mediaite, Homan shared his views during an interview with Fox News's Sandra Smith. The two incidents in question resulted in significant casualties. In New Orleans, a man drove his car into a crowd, causing multiple fatalities and injuries. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, a suspect filled a Tesla Cybertruck with explosives and detonated it outside the Trump International Hotel. The explosion claimed the life of the driver and injured seven others.
The police have yet to establish a motive for the Las Vegas attack. However, the New Orleans suspect, who was killed in a shootout with law enforcement, had previously expressed sympathy for ISIS. Despite the police's current findings, Homan remains convinced of a connection between the two incidents.
"I think the further the investigation goes, I think they're going to find a connection between the two incidents, but look, they are both suicide events," Homan stated. He further elaborated on his belief that both perpetrators had no intention of surviving their attacks. "The man in New Orleans certainly had no plans of going home after getting out and trading gunfire with law enforcement. I think both of these guys realized they weren't going home after this event. But the threats arent over.
Homan, who is set to assume the role of border czar, also highlighted the ongoing threat posed by millions of illegal immigrants currently not in custody or being tracked. Interestingly, both the Las Vegas and New Orleans suspects were U.S. born (Colorado and Texas) and served in the Army.
When pressed by Smith on his confidence in a connection despite the lack of evidence, Homan attributed his belief to a "gut feeling." He admitted to not having any additional information beyond what the Las Vegas police had shared. "No, I dont. This is a gut feeling. I have done this for three and a half decades," Homan said. "I just think there are too many similarities, too much coincidence, I think somewhere down the road theyre going to show some sort of connection whether its some same network or where they got the tools to pull these terrorist attacks off, I just feel like theres going to be something down the road. And I could be wrong. This is a gut feeling I have.
As the nation grapples with these tragic events, Homan's predictions serve as a reminder of the complexities and challenges that lie ahead in ensuring national security.
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