In late July, former Trump National Security Advisor Lt Gen Mike Flynn, the Chairman of the Gold Institute for International Strategy held a two-day meeting to develop a new proposed national security strategy. In his opening letter of the draft document, he writes “ My fellow Americans, the United States now confronts a threat of unprecedented character, scope, and immediacy. In an earlier era, President John F. Kennedy described a long twilight struggle between freedom and authoritarianism, between democratic self-government and centralized control. That contest, once defined by geopolitical confrontation abroad, has entered a new and more insidious phase. Today, the principal strain on the American Republic arises not from foreign shores, but from within our borders.” And appropriately the document itself states “The purpose of this National Security Strategy is to identify three strategically significant but neglected threats and opportunities that directly impact U.S. national security long-term. The first is an “uncomfortable truth” for much of official Washington. America’s authoritarian adversaries have infiltrated and subverted from within every key American government agency and institution. This is not a new phenomenon, but the current depth, breadth, and ferocity of such is unprecedented.” My guest today attended the conference and is here to discuss some of the challenges America faces in this crucial period. Chad Caton is former US Navy Seabee, retired firefighter and first responder, Trump veterans’ coalition member, GOP political activist and National Field Director of The Conservative Caucus.

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