Biden CIA listed ‘motherhood and homemaking’ in report about violent extremism

March 24, 2026

The legal organization America First Legal has shared a now-retracted intelligence assessment by the Central Intelligence Agency that labeled “motherhood and homemaking” as potential markers of “extremism.”

The Christian Post reports that the document, titled “Women Advancing White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists,” outlines concerns about women’s participation in “white racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism.”

Published in 2021 under the Biden administration, the document primarily focused on groups and individuals explicitly focused on race, but also suggested that support for traditional gender roles may constitute extremism.

According to the Christian Post, the intelligence assessment contained a paragraph about a group that has been redacted, noting that “the group has lauded motherhood and homemaking as women’s most important responsibility.”

America First Legal reacted to the intelligence assessment, stating, “Motherhood and homemaking may be added to the list of other everyday behaviors that made everyday Americans ‘radicalization suspects’ under the Biden administration.”

The assessment was one of 19 intelligence products that the CIA retracted in February on grounds of “bias.”

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a statement, “The intelligence products we released to the American people today — produced before my tenure as DCIA — fall short of the high standards of impartiality that CIA must uphold and do not reflect the expertise for which our analysts are renowned.”

America First Legal commented, “President Trump has rightfully retracted this Biden-era CIA intelligence assessment. U.S. intelligence agencies exist to protect Americans — not target them.”

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