President Donald Trump delivered a forceful rebuke to a reporter on Thursday after being pressed about Afghan vetting procedures linked to the suspect accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House.
Trump strongly rejected claims that the alleged gunman, Rahmanullah Lakamal, had been properly screened before entering the United States under President Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome program.
Trump told reporters that Lakamal “went cuckoo” and said the tragedy was a direct consequence of the Biden administration’s decision to admit thousands of unvetted Afghan nationals into the country.
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