"Psaki made the comment during a Sept. 1, 2021, White House press briefing, when asked about the screening process of the large numbers of refugees from Afghanistan following the disastrous U.S. and NATO troop withdrawal from the region a month earlier. I can absolutely assure you that no one is coming into the United States of America who has not been through a thorough screening and background check process, Psaki said at the time."
"After Wednesday's shooting near the White House, Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem posted on X that the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the U.S. just days after Psaki's comments, on Sept. 8, 2021. The suspect who shot our brave National Guardsmen is an Afghan national who was one of the many unvetted, mass paroled into the United States under Operation Allies Welcome on September 8, 2021, under the Biden Administration. I will not utter this depraved individual's name. Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) November 27, 2025"
On Sept. 1, 2021, Jen Psaki stated that no one entering the United States had not been through a thorough screening and background check process while addressing questions about Afghan evacuees after the U.S. and NATO withdrawal. After a November 2025 shooting near the White House that wounded two National Guardsmen, officials noted the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the U.S. on Sept. 8, 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted that the suspect was an Afghan national allegedly mass paroled and unvetted. Right-wing social accounts, including Libs of TikTok, reposted Psaki's 2021 remark to criticize her earlier assurance.
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