<p>WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Americans should not worry about a rise in terrorist threats following the outbreak of hostilities in Iran, calling the Texas shooter who fatally shot two people while wearing an Iranian flag shirt &#8220;just a whack job.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I hope you don&#8217;t worry too much,&#8221; the president told The Daily Wire in a Monday evening phone call. The gunman, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/austin-shooter-once-mowed-down-pedestrian-in-nyc-leaving-her-with-life-altering-injuries-report">opened fire around 2 a.m</a>. Sunday morning on West Sixth Street in Austin, wearing a sweatshirt that read “Property of Allah” over a T-shirt with the Iranian flag on it.</p>
<p>The FBI is currently investigating whether Diagne was motivated by the conflict in Iran. But President Trump is confident the incidents were unrelated.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s probably just a whack job, a total whack job,&#8221; Trump told The Daily Wire. &#8220;But you know, like so many others &#8230; probably staged.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy" dir="null" data-apitype="text" data-contentid="JVHRPCROJFERRMI5OUT55S2RNA" data-el="text">CBS News reports that authorities found an Iranian flag and images of Iranian leaders in Diagne&#8217;s house and a Quran in his car. While authorities have not yet confirmed a motive, the attack has led to speculation that the incident was a lone-wolf domestic terror attack.</p>
<p dir="null" data-apitype="text" data-contentid="JVHRPCROJFERRMI5OUT55S2RNA" data-el="text">The shooter is from Senegal and had first entered the United States in 2000 on a B-2 tourist visa, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-03-01/texas-bar-shooting-leaves-2-dead-14-wounded">according to the Department of Homeland Security.</a> He became a permanent resident six years after he entered the country by marrying a United States citizen, and was naturalized in 2013.</p>
<p dir="null" data-apitype="text" data-contentid="JVHRPCROJFERRMI5OUT55S2RNA" data-el="text">The White House confirmed on Sunday that the president was briefed about the shooting in Austin, but he does not appear to have publicly commented on it otherwise.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today, President Trump has spoken with the leaders of Israel, Bahrain, and the UAE.</p>
<p>The President has also been briefed on the shooting in Austin, Texas.</p>
<p>— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/2028181585019670771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>FBI Director Kash Patel promised on Saturday that &#8220;<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">FBI personnel are fully engaged on the situation overseas.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">&#8220;Last night I instructed our Counterterrorism and intelligence teams to be on high alert and mobilize all assisting security assets needed,&#8221; he said in a statement on Saturday. &#8220;Our JTTFs throughout the country are working 24/7, as always, to address and disrupt any potential threats to the homeland. While the military handles force protection overseas, the FBI</span><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3"> remains at the forefront of deterring attacks here at home &#8211; and will continue to have our team work around the clock to protect Americans.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told The Daily Wire Monday that the Trump administration is monitoring for potential domestic threats related to Operation Epic Fury.</p>
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<p>“Well, across the interagency in full coordination, of course, we’re paying attention to any potentialities there,&#8221; Hegseth said during a Monday morning Pentagon press conference. &#8220;This is a former regime, a regime that seeks to export that ideology, to try to sow terror.&#8221;</p>
<p>“We’re ready for that,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We’ve seen these types of folks before. And the American people can rest assured that we’re vigilant on that.&#8221;</p>

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