[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 7 (Friday, January 9, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACK IN MINT HILL

  (Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, North Carolina teen 
Christian Sturdivant pledged his allegiance to ISIS at just 14 years 
old.
  Christian, now an 18-year-old, planned to use knives and hammers to 
attack people at a grocery store and restaurant on New Year's Eve in 
Mint Hill, North Carolina, a suburban town in my district.
  I thank the Lord that his plan was intercepted and thwarted by the 
FBI and United States Attorney Russ Ferguson, with the help of Mint 
Hill law enforcement and the mayor of Mint Hill, Dale Dalton. As a 
result of their work, they were able to stop Christian before he could 
act.
  This foiled attack should concern us all. An impressionable American 
teenager was influenced by violent Islamist ideology.
  Let me be clear: Radical Islam is not just a danger in places like 
Mamdani's New York. It is in my home State, and it is quickly spreading 
across the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, imagine almost losing your life on New Year's Eve just 
for celebrating in America. That is what almost happened in my 
district.
  This is the type of hate that radical Islam inspires. It has no place 
in America. We must do more to push back and stand up to hateful 
ideologies that espouse violence against innocent people.

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