US EditionJD Vance reacts after two National Guardsmen shot in D.C., says they are “sword and shield”
JD Vance calls the D.C. National Guard shooting a 'clarifying moment' on vetting Afghan refugees under Operation Allies Welcome, citing 40% support for suicide bombing in Afghanistan, Pew poll.
- On Wednesday, two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., by a suspected Afghan national identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, prompting Vice President JD Vance to call it a `clarifying moment`.
- In 2021, Operation Allies Welcome brought Afghans who helped U.S. forces into the country, but Vance warned in a 2021 video that Pew polling showed 40% viewed suicide bombing as acceptable, urging stricter vetting.
- FBI Director Kash Patel said both troops were in critical condition, and officials deployed 40 more Guardsmen to D.C., soon after the shooting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
- President Donald Trump called for reexamining Afghan admissions under the Biden-era program, suggesting some could be removed, while the administration pledged to bring the shooter to justice and intensify deportation efforts.
- As oversight demands grew, Representative Clay Higgins said the committee must address national security fallout, while opponents criticized Vance's 2021 comments as bigoted and supporters, including Sebastian Gorka, called the video prescient.
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JD Vance in 2021: Biden’s Afghan Refugee Chaos ‘Creates Opportunity for Terrorists’
In September 2021, then U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance warned that Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal and reckless refugee resettlement would “create an opportunity for terrorists.” He blasted the administration for flooding America with “thousands of unvetted people,” a failure he said put Americans at risk. As the nation's newly sworn vice president in January 2025, Vance doubled down on the warning, telling CBS, "We know that there ar…
JD Vance Grabs Vindication After DC Shooter ID’ed as Afghan
Julia Demaree Nikhinson for the AP Vice President JD Vance said the shooting of two National Guard members by an Afghan national was a “clarifying moment” that proved the friends who were called him “racist” in 2021 for opposing then-President Joe Biden’s bringing hundreds of thousands of Afghans into the U.S. were wrong. The vice president shared his thoughts soon after Fox News on Wednesday reported the suspected shooter was Rahmanullah Lakanw…
JD Vance speaks to troops after DC shooting: 'Soldiers are the sword and the shield'
After news broke that two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., Vice President JD Vance spoke to troops about the report that they had been shot."Well, it is great to be here in beautiful Fort Campbell, Kentucky," Vance told the troops gathered on Wednesday for an event to celebrate ...
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