The picture is starting to become clearer on how a supposedly “vetted” Afghan who aided the CIA during missions overseas, then went on to commit a terrorist act on our shores, fell through the cracks.
So far, President Donald Trump and his administration has taken steps to safeguard another heinous attack from happening, like the one perpetrated this week in Washington, D,C., against two National Guardsmen, one of whom (Andrew Wolfe) continues to fight for his life at this hour.
As we previously wrote, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom passed away from her injuries, something that we had a bittersweet preview of from her dad on Thanksgiving Day.
Pres. Trump seems to have already started the ball rolling on correcting much of the chaos that happened under former Pres. Joe Biden, by stating on Friday afternoon that no directive signed in Biden’s name during his presidential term using the auto-pen is legitimate.
My colleague Rusty Weiss wrote earlier in the day that the president has also announced in a Truth Social post that the U.S. will “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions … and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country.”
That was just part of what Trump wrote, of course, but it and the other new directive dovetail perfectly into the search for answers on how the terrorist (I’d prefer not to use his name) was able to get access to our homeland at all.
As I mentioned up top, questions continue to linger over the Afghan man’s presence in the U.S. Someone who is now providing some answers is the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center under Pres. Trump, Joe Kent. He shared in an X post that a measuring stick was used by the Biden administration that “only vetted [him] to serve as a soldier to fight against the Taliban, AQ, & ISIS IN Afghanistan.”
The barbaric terrorist attack in Washington D.C. by an Afghan terrorist has spurred righteous outrage over the Biden admin’s policy of importing people hostile to our nation.
It is true that the terrorist who conducted the attack in D.C. was “vetted” by the intelligence community, however he was only vetted to serve as a soldier to fight against the Taliban, AQ, & ISIS IN Afghanistan, he was NOT vetted for his suitability to come to America and live among us as a neighbor, integrate into our communities, or eventually become an American citizen.
He continued, explaining that as the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal took place, Biden’s people did not use “previous vetting standards applied to Special Immigrant Visas and any common sense vetting or concern for Americans.”
During Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, his administration negligently used the vetting standard described above as the standard for being brought directly into the U.S., foregoing previous vetting standards applied to Special Immigrant Visas and any common sense vetting or concern for Americans.
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Incidents like this aren’t isolated—they’re the predictable outcome of prioritizing speed and volume over security. As we move forward, we must commit to a strengthened and comprehensive vetting and removal process to safeguard our homeland and ensure only those who truly align with American values are admitted, to prevent future tragedies.
And what was the “result” of the mismanagement of vetting under Biden, whether in Afghanistan or at the border with Mexico? The answer Director Kent gives should be eye-opening and terrifying for all Americans: (emphasis mine)
As a result, over 85k Afghans—including individuals with backgrounds similar to this shooter— were rapidly admitted into our country without the rigorous vetting that has protected us in the past. And that’s just Afghans; broader immigration from Muslim majority nations & regions surged, with over 2 million individuals entering during Biden’s term, often with minimal scrutiny amid record border crossings. This is a deadly combination.
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It being a deadly combination is not an understatement. Just ask the families of the National Guardsmen, who we should keep in our prayers this weekend. In an update to his post on Friday afternoon, Kent didn’t mince words on “why the D,C, attacks happened”:
Vetting a foreigner in a war zone to determine if he will fight a common enemy is vastly different than vetting a foreigner to see if he is suitable to live in our country.
Yet under Biden tens of thousands of Afghans were brought to America using the war zone vetting standard.… https://t.co/5v4RnyTMdC
— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) November 28, 2025
This is why the DC attack happened. The solution is rounding up everyone Biden let in & deporting them immediately.
Former National Security Adviser during Trump 45, Mike Flynn, took to his X account on Friday, seconding the “option” above that the counterterrorism director lays out to fix the dire immigration/national security issue: essentially, we’re going to have to deport them all from the U.S., period.
I am for this option!@realDonaldTrump @JDVance ??? https://t.co/YmZLBFkzP0
— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) November 28, 2025
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