Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice entered the fray by tweeting at Snoop Dogg to "back the F off" Gayle King, warning him that he was facing an "army." Snoop subsequently released a video clarifying that he is a "non-violent person" and did not intend to threaten King's safety. This intervention by a high-level political figure is viewed as the "Boule" showing its teeth to protect one of its own members from grassroots criticism.