The Terror-Inspired Gracie Mansion Attack in New York City

The first IED attack in New York City in nine years happened this weekend. With one suspect saying he wanted something bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing, and the other saying as far as why he did it, ISIS. As far as how he got there, you had Jake Lang,

a January 6th rioter, Trump pardon recipient, organizing a rally called Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City, outside of the home of Zoran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor in New York's history. with Lange showing up with 20 followers, American flag hats, and a goat. And counter protesters going to around 200 with an eggs, pepper spray, and fist fights. And then someone on the counter protest side

lit something small and black and threw it onto the sidewalk in front of the mayor's house. Right, it wasn't a smoke bomb. It was a homemade explosive pack with TATP, the same compound used in IED attacks around the world. Reportedly, at least one of the devices that failed to detonate was loaded with shrapnel and you had the police commissioner confirming that they were built to injure, maim, or kill.

Now both suspects were arrested that night in custody. You have 18 year old Amir Balat, waving his rights, pledging allegiance to ISIS in writing. And when asked if he was aiming for something like the Boston Marathon bombing, he said no. Saying there was only three deaths.

He wanted bigger. consuming ISIS propaganda on his phone. And when asked why he did it, he just said ISIS. And ultimately, the only reason we're not talking about a mass casualty event on a residential block in Manhattan is because the bombs just didn't work. There's horrors when Donnie held a press conference on Monday saying that Lange's rally was rooted in white supremacy, though he also called the attack

a heinous act of terrorism and said, a heinous act of terrorism and said, despite all of it, Lange has the right to protest.