The Hunt: The role of women in extremist activity

The Hunt: May 5, 2021 (J.J. Green)

The Capitol riot on Jan. 6 was surprising for most Americans.

But on this week’s edition of “The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab at American University says, female participation was yet another surprise.


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J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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