In a stunning critique on national television, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has pointed a sharp finger at the Biden administration, tying their mishandling of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal to a heartbreaking shooting involving National Guard members.
According to Breitbart, on Sunday's "Meet the Press" on NBC, Noem laid out a damning case against the prior administration's policies, asserting that their failures directly contributed to a tragic incident in Washington state where one Guard member was killed and another severely injured.
Let's rewind to 2021, when the Biden team orchestrated what Noem called a "disastrous withdrawal" from Afghanistan, a move that many conservatives argue prioritized speed over security.
Under Operation Allies Welcome, designed to resettle Afghans fleeing the chaos, Noem claims the administration allowed individuals into the U.S. without thorough vetting up front.
Instead, as she pointed out, the plan was apparently to screen them after they’d already set foot on American soil—a policy that sounds like locking the barn door after the horse has bolted.
This, Noem argues, is precisely how the individual linked to the Washington state shooting slipped through the cracks, having entered during that chaotic period.
"When this abandonment of Afghanistan happened, the Biden administration put people on airplanes, brought them to the United States without vetting them," Noem stated on "Meet the Press."
Her words cut to the core of a conservative frustration with progressive policies that often seem to put optics over practical safety measures for American citizens.
According to Noem, the asylum application for this individual was even initiated under Biden’s tenure, a decision she sees as emblematic of a broader disregard for due diligence.
The consequences of these alleged oversights are nothing short of devastating, with one National Guard member losing their life and another left with severe injuries in the shooting incident.
Authorities are now scrambling to piece together the shooter’s network, speaking with contacts and gathering data to understand the full scope of this tragedy.
Noem’s commitment to justice is clear, as she emphasized using every available tool to hold the responsible party accountable for the pain inflicted on these families and our nation.
"We will never allow this to continue to happen in our country, allow individuals who came to our country that were unvetted by Joe Biden allowed to run free and loose," Noem declared on "Meet the Press," signaling a firm stance against lax immigration controls.
Her rhetoric, while pointed, reflects a broader conservative push for stricter border and vetting policies—hardly a radical notion when lives are on the line. Isn’t it time we stopped playing catch-up with national security?