Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter believes the Obama administration cries wolf about the imminent nature of terror threats "particularly right before an election."
Speaking on conservative Internet TV Tuesday, the Louisiana Republican also said he had not heard about the plans by the Khorasan Group, an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist organization to launch "imminent" attacks on the United States as described by the Pentagon.
"I'm going to absolutely want detailed briefings about that," Vitter said on NewsMaxTV's America's Forum program about the latest threat. "Confidential briefings to see if in fact there was that imminent attack. Quite frankly, lots of these statements in the past, lots of these statements with regard to prisoner swap several months ago prove not to be true. So I'm certainly going to want a detailed briefing about that."
The al-Qaeda-linked group was targeted by the Obama administration alongside ISIS targets in U.S. airstrikes launched into Syria on Monday.
Asked if the Obama administration "cries wolf" with the imminent nature of threats Vitter responded he did believe that was the case.
"Yes, particularly right before an election," Vitter said.
"Last night, we also took strikes to disrupt plotting against the United States and our allies by seasoned al Qaeda operatives in Syria who are known as the Khorosan Group," President Obama said Tuesday. "And once again, it must be clear to anyone who would plot against America and try to do Americans harm that we will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people."