Right Wing Extremism and the U.S. Military

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 5 p.m.

Analysis from NPR finds that nearly one in five people charged over their alleged involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol appear to have a military history. This study comes amid fears that right wing extremism in the U.S. military is on the rise. Leo Shane III, deputy editor for Military Times and former Stars and Stripes reporter, joins us to discuss this alarming trend.