On New Year’s Day, two acts of terror took place that rattled the American public.

In New Orleans, police say Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a rented truck down crowded Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring 35 people. The FBI reported that an ISIS flag was recovered from Jabbar’s vehicle.

Hours later in Las Vegas, another rented pickup truck exploded outside the Trump Las Vegas Hotel. The driver was identified by the Las Vegas Police and Clark County Coroner as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, an active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces intelligence sergeant. His choice of a Tesla may have proved a poor one, as the Cybertruck evidently contained much of the blast, and Livelsberger was the only casualty. (RELATED: NOLA Terror Attack Confirms Conservatives’ Worst Fears Of The Biden Security State)

Any attack on American soil — and especially during a season of celebration — worries Americans. The loss of life in New Orleans is especially tragic.

But Americans are also rightfully worried about their government’s response. To even the most casual observer, an ISIS flag points to a radical Islamist ideology. Likewise, a Tesla exploding outside a hotel with the president-elect’s name on it isn’t exactly subtle.

Yet, the FBI was quick to bungle the New Orleans attack,........

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