Critics slam FBI on Twitter for saying 'protecting' America from terrorists is its 'top priority'

Critics slammed the FBI after the bureau vowed in a tweet that protecting the United States from terrorist attacks is its “top priority.”

The comment came in response to the FBI tweeting on Wednesday: "Protecting the United States from terrorist attacks is the #FBI’s top priority. We work closely with our partners to disrupt violent plots and keep our communities safe from harm. #NatSec." It was reported this week that the FBI had informants within the group that allegedly tried to kidnap and kill Whitmer and had been gathering intel and listening in on the plot all along.  "For six months, the Iraq War vet had been wearing a wire, gathering hundreds of hours of recordings. He wasn’t the only one. A biker who had traveled from Wisconsin to join the group was another informant. The man who’d advised them on where to put the explosives — and offered to get them as much as the task would require — was an undercover FBI agent. So was a man in one of the other cars who said little and went by the name Mark," Buzzfeed reported Tuesday.