"Madam Secretary, you and the gentleman NCTC, referenced the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsmen being killed, said Thompson. You think that was an unfortunate accident? Noem retorted. It was a terrorist attack! Thompson sputtered, I mean, wait, wait. I'll get it straight then you can He shot our National Guardsman in the head! Noem exclaimed. It was an unfortunate situation, Thompson maintained, But you blamed it solely on Joe Biden."
"I want you to know, who approved the asylum application for this same person? Noem answered that the asylum application was put into place under the rules established by the Biden administration. Thompson challenged that assertion, saying, I don't want to charge filed perjury charges against you, but I'm of the opinion that the Trump administration DHS, your DHS approved the asylum application."
"Twenty-year-old West Virginia National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom died a day after she and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe were shot in Washington, D.C., where they had been deployed by the Trump administration to combat violent crime. A 29-year-old Afghan immigrant, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was charged with one count of murder, two counts of assault with the intent to kill, and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled the pre-Thanksgiving shooting that killed a National Guardsman and wounded another in Washington, D.C. a terrorist attack during a Homeland Security hearing. Representative Bennie Thompson characterized the incident as an unfortunate accident, producing a heated exchange over culpability and asylum policy. Noem attributed the suspect's asylum application to Biden-era rules, while Thompson said he believed DHS under the Trump administration approved the application. Lawmakers interrupted the exchange, condemning characterization of the killing as disrespectful. Victim Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died a day after the shooting; Andrew Wolfe, 24, was also wounded. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was charged with murder and related offenses.
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