Chad Wolf, who headed the Department of Homeland Security during the Trump administration between 2019 and 2021, said the 9/11 attacks had a 'lasting impact' on his life.
"While the [foreign terrorist organization] threat is still there, adversaries like China and Russia, I think, are maybe more so today than they were back then as well," Wolf said."Cybersecurity, I think some of the transnational criminal organizations and the Mexican cartels … I think we have a better appreciation for how they impact the homeland and what they do to Americans everyday.
Asked what he will be thinking about Saturday, 20 years since the attacks, Wolf said there are two things he always keeps in mind every Sept. 11. "There’s a lot of people that go to work every day trying to protect the homeland, and they don't get a lot of recognition," Wolf lamented."We don't talk about them a lot, we normally only usually talk about them when something bad happens. But there's a great many patriot Americans who just want to go to work every day, do their job and protect the country. And I always like to think about them on 9/11 as well.
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