Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday placed responsibility on the Biden administration for allowing Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal into the U.S. before he allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last week.
Noem said the suspect entered the country during what she described as President Joe Biden’s “abandonment” of Afghanistan in 2021 and the rushed, poorly executed vetting that followed.
In back-to-back Sunday morning interviews, Noem argued the Biden administration’s withdrawal left U.S. officials unable to properly screen tens of thousands of evacuees flown out during the chaotic final days of America’s presence in Kabul.
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