During the recent episode of "Face the Nation," moderator Margaret Brennan prompted the panelists to make predictions for the upcoming year. One panelist made an ominous statement in response to this question. Catherine Herridge, the senior investigative correspondent for CBS News, expressed her caution and concern that the year 2024 might potentially witness a black swan event.
According to the reporter, predicting a "national security event with high impact" is a challenging task due to various global conflicts and internal issues within the United States. She also included how there is a persistent and elevated threat level that we are currently encountering. In addition to this, she mentions the ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine.
The speaker expressed her observation that there is a significant level of division within the country, which surpasses previous instances of division. The existence of such conditions provides favorable circumstances for our adversaries, namely North Korea, China, and Iran. The primary concern that troubles me the most is the aforementioned statement.
Brennan expressed to Catherine that many individuals are troubled by that particular concern, causing them to lose sleep at night. The statement "at least in this town," refers to the city of Washington, D.C.
In addition, the other panelists shared their respective predictions for the year 2024.
According to Jeff Pegues, the CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent, it is anticipated that crime rates, specifically violent crime, will continue to decrease throughout the country in the coming year.
According to Robert Costa, the chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News, there is a possibility of a "crisis" occurring within the GOP if former President Donald Trump is convicted of a felony and the party lacks a comprehensive strategy for a general election in which he is the presidential nominee. According to Jan Crawford, the chief legal correspondent at Costa's workplace, it is unlikely that the Supreme Court will intervene to protect Trump from facing criminal charges.
In a lighthearted manner, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin mentioned the need to make a bold prediction to match other surprising news stories. However, he ultimately focused on the reported consequences faced by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for sending munitions to Russia. The White House had disclosed in October that Kim Jong Un received certain benefits, such as technical assistance, which could potentially aid his country's nuclear weapons program. Brennan's conclusion asserts that uncertainty is the sole certainty.
The speaker emphasized that making predictions about the upcoming election and its future developments is unreliable. They pointed out that numerous factors come into play, which are being closely monitored and evaluated by everyone involved. However, this is also the reason why all of us will experience a significant decrease in the amount of sleep we get over the upcoming months.
According to the reporter, predicting a "national security event with high impact" is a challenging task due to various global conflicts and internal issues within the United States. She also included how there is a persistent and elevated threat level that we are currently encountering. In addition to this, she mentions the ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine.
The speaker expressed her observation that there is a significant level of division within the country, which surpasses previous instances of division. The existence of such conditions provides favorable circumstances for our adversaries, namely North Korea, China, and Iran. The primary concern that troubles me the most is the aforementioned statement.
Brennan expressed to Catherine that many individuals are troubled by that particular concern, causing them to lose sleep at night. The statement "at least in this town," refers to the city of Washington, D.C.
In addition, the other panelists shared their respective predictions for the year 2024.
According to Jeff Pegues, the CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent, it is anticipated that crime rates, specifically violent crime, will continue to decrease throughout the country in the coming year.
According to Robert Costa, the chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News, there is a possibility of a "crisis" occurring within the GOP if former President Donald Trump is convicted of a felony and the party lacks a comprehensive strategy for a general election in which he is the presidential nominee. According to Jan Crawford, the chief legal correspondent at Costa's workplace, it is unlikely that the Supreme Court will intervene to protect Trump from facing criminal charges.
In a lighthearted manner, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin mentioned the need to make a bold prediction to match other surprising news stories. However, he ultimately focused on the reported consequences faced by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for sending munitions to Russia. The White House had disclosed in October that Kim Jong Un received certain benefits, such as technical assistance, which could potentially aid his country's nuclear weapons program. Brennan's conclusion asserts that uncertainty is the sole certainty.
The speaker emphasized that making predictions about the upcoming election and its future developments is unreliable. They pointed out that numerous factors come into play, which are being closely monitored and evaluated by everyone involved. However, this is also the reason why all of us will experience a significant decrease in the amount of sleep we get over the upcoming months.
