ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

United States and state-sponsored terrorism

Terrorism is when someone tries to scare or hurt a lot of people by using violence. State-sponsored terrorism is when a government supports or encourages people to commit acts of terrorism.

In the United States, state governments do not support or encourage terrorism. Instead the U.S. government works to prevent terrorism and help other countries stop it too. The U.S. does not support or encourage people to hurt or scare lots of people.