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Former CIA targeting officer Sarah Adams sounded an urgent alarm on the BlazeTV “Rufo & Lomez” show. She warned that the Muslim Brotherhood has quietly spent decades building influence inside America and that both parties have been cultivated. If you care about national security, you should at least watch and decide for yourself.
Why Sarah Adams’s warning matters
Adams is not a random talk-show guest. She served as a CIA targeting officer and has spent years in counterterrorism circles. On the Rufo & Lomez program she lays out a clear case: a long game of social, political, and institutional influence. Whether you buy every thesis she advances or not, the point that foreign movements try to win friends and influence here is obvious and should not be dismissed with a shrug.
The 18,000 figure — what it actually is
One number Adams repeats is the roughly 18,000 “known or suspected terrorists” referenced by the National Counterterrorism Center. That figure came up during congressional testimony by NCTC leadership and is now part of public debate. Important caveat: “known or suspected” in agency databases is not the same as proven operatives actively plotting attacks on U.S. soil. Still, if that many names were flagged under past policies, it is reckless to treat the number as nothing to worry about.
Soft power, funding, and political cultivation
Adams points to soft power tools: charities, campus groups, think tanks, and foreign funding channels that can shape narratives and build ties to local leaders. She names places like Qatar as sources of money that have long fueled influence campaigns. Scholars caution us not to collapse the diverse, transnational Muslim Brotherhood phenomenon into a single monolith. Fine. But nuance shouldn’t be an excuse for inaction. If groups have worked for decades to build influence, citizens deserve to see the paperwork: registrations, bank records, meeting notes, and clear evidence of coordination with elected officials.
Legal pushback, official reactions, and the politics
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s moves to designate organizations tied to the Brotherhood and CAIR under state law have reignited the debate. Civil-rights groups pushed back hard and have sued. That fight matters because it forces courts and the public to test the evidence. Meanwhile, Congress and federal counterterrorism officials have already been asked to explain their assessments. Conservatives should applaud accountability. But they should also push for precise, document-backed findings rather than broad accusations tossed out on cable TV.
Bottom line — demand proof and shore up security
Sarah Adams’s interview is a wake-up call, not a final court ruling. It is smart for conservatives to take the warning seriously, press for records, and demand better vetting of immigration and foreign funding. We should also push our lawmakers to work with legitimate experts and to separate real threats from partisan theater. If decades of influence-building is the concern, then show us the receipts — and in the meantime tighten the doors, monitor funding channels, and make sure national-security agencies answer plainly and publicly.
