WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration gutted a
program that aims to prevent targeted violence as part of its effort to downsize the federal government, a move that could come under fresh
scrutiny after the deadly shooting of state lawmakers in Minnesota on
Saturday.
The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, part of the
Department of Homeland Security, works to reduce violent extremism
through intervention programs in schools, workplaces and government offices.
William Braniff, a former director of the office who resigned in protest
in March, said the office went from having 45 full-time staff and
several dozen contract workers to just a handful of employees now.
The Trump administration has prioritized combating illegal immigration
while shrinking other DHS offices, a factor Braniff cited. "DHS is
drastically reducing everything that is not related to border and
immigration security," he said.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said the office had backed liberal
groups and that staff reductions were part of the administration’s
efforts to fight government waste.
"Any suggestion that DHS is stepping away from addressing terrorism is
simply false," McLaughlin said. "The department has a robust
counterterrorism program, and the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) office plays an insignificant and ineffective role in
the broader efforts."
A gunman posing as a police officer killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband on Saturday in an apparent "politically
motivated assassination," and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement officials said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-gutted-program-aimed-preventing-targeted-violence-2025-06-14/
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