"Tenney, who called for President Donald Trump's birthday to be a national holiday, joined Fox News on Thursday following the Wednesday shooting of National Guard members Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Beckstrom, 20, in Washington, D.C. Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, of Washington State, was taken into custody minutes after the shooting. Tenney called the soldiers heroes and blasted rhetoric from Democrats about law enforcement amid Trump deploying National Guard to cities in an attempt to crack down on crime."
"These are American heroes, Tenney told Fox News. These are people who have answered the call to serve, especially our National Guardsmen. They're serving every day in a regular job and then going on to do continued work and serving our nation in in uniform. And it's just a tragedy that this could possibly happen in our country. And obviously as a member of the intelligence committee, we're gonna be"
Two National Guard members, Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Beckstrom, 20, were shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C.; Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, of Washington State, was taken into custody minutes after the shooting. Rep. Claudia Tenney praised the guardsmen as heroes and criticized Democratic rhetoric that she says vilifies uniformed service members, citing terms like "stormtroopers" and "occupation forces" and linking such language to the defund-demoralize-police movement. Tenney referenced prior criticisms from lawmakers about federal deployments and emphasized the guardsmen’s civilian jobs and voluntary service in uniform while calling the shooting a national tragedy.
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