Deputy National Security Advisor says Trump administration faced directed energy weapon incidents on White House grounds
Charles Kupperman, who served as deputy national security advisor during the first Trump administration, told Katie Pavlich that federal employees have been targeted by directed energy attacks and that American intelligence agencies have not adequately addressed the issue. Kupperman stated that in the early days of the Trump administration, people were attacked on White House grounds using such weapons.
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This item is classified as Analysis. Claims reflect the source's (Kupperman's) arguments and characterizations of intelligence community response, not independently verified findings. The 46 mainstream media articles indicate broader reporting on directed energy weapon concerns, but this specific clip captures one official's perspective on the issue.
✓ Verified
- ✓Charles Kupperman served as deputy national security advisor in the first Trump administration. (NewsNation interview, public record)
- ✓Kupperman appeared on Katie Pavlich's program to discuss directed energy weapons. (NewsNation, direct observation)
~ Interpretation
- ~Federal employees have been targeted by directed energy attacks. (Kupperman's claim, not independently verified in this clip)
- ~American intelligence has declined to deal adequately with directed energy weapon incidents. (Kupperman's characterization)
- ~White House grounds were a location of such attacks during early Trump administration. (Kupperman's assertion, not independently verified)
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