DeMint: Obama ‘Has Downplayed Terrorism Since He Took Office’ Appearing on CBS’ Early Show, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) defended the hold he placed on President Obama’s nominee to head up the Transportation Security Administration, and said that the Obama administration hasn’t taken terrorism seriously: “The president has downplayed terrorism since he took office. He doesn’t use the word anymore,” said DeMint. “He waited eight months to nominate someone as head of [the Transportation Security Administration] and then they wanted to rush it through without any debate or roll call vote. So the focus on terror as a threat is real important and I’m glad to see that the president has stated the goal of finding out what went wrong so we can fix it.”
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