New Details Revealed As Officials Hold Morning Presser on D.C. National Guard Shooting

Townhall 

  "Joe Biden’s refusal to enforce immigration laws created the migrant mayhem we’re seeing in our communities.  

"His Afghan policy imported hordes of terrorists. We know this because one of them shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, DC, on November 26. The suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is an Afghan national, here illegally after overstaying his visa, and was imported to our shores in 2021.  

"We know that the Biden administration was awash with incompetents and borderline reprobates. Still, they also said, incredibly, that the hordes of Afghans fleeing Kabul when the Taliban retook the country were all vetted. The Biden administration’s pivot for this significant foreign policy failure in Afghanistan was to treat importing a bunch of third-world folks like this as the Berlin Airlift 2.0. It wasn’t—it was Joe Biden being a moron, and we’re still paying for it." . . . 

FLASHBACK: Email obtained by @HawleyMO shows the Biden admin ordered them to fill up planes with Afghan “refugees” even without vetting them.

"Troops on the ground said they were shocked by Biden’s failure to vet these Afghans before bringing them into our country.

New: Paper Trail Behind Suspect in D.C. NG Terrorist Attack Points Directly to Joe Biden – RedState

BREAKING: Per multiple federal law enforcement sources, the suspect in custody for the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in DC is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. on 9/8/2021 as part of the Biden admin’s Operation Allies Welcome in the aftermath of the US withdrawal…

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 27, 2025

Trump Orders Re-Vetting of Afghani Immigrants After D.C. Shooting of Two National Guardsmen

Old Clips Prove JD Vance’s Afghan Refugee Fears Were Justified: ‘They Shouldn’t Have Been in Our Country’ – RedState  

Vance, even during his time as a Senate candidate in Ohio, expressed valid concerns about resettling Afghan refugees. There was no proper vetting process in place, and the botched military withdrawal under former President Biden was expediting the process to unsafe levels.

Vance saw it. He knew this presented a problem.

Heartbreak: Dad of National Guard Soldier Gives Devastating Update After Terror Attack – RedState   "Twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom is one of the two who was struck, and on Thursday, her heartbroken father spoke to the New York Times and gave a tragic update.

The devastated dad of one of the National Guard members gunned down in a suspected terror attack has revealed that she will not survive her injuries.

Sarah Beckstrom's father, Gary, provided the update on Thursday, just one day after his daughter was shot in Washington, DC.

'She has a mortal wound, it's not going to be a recovery,' he told the New York Times, speaking from her bedside. 'I'm holding her hand right now.' 

Thanksgiving — Beyond the First Feast

 The American Spectator

"Making peace with the Pilgrims afforded security for the Wampanoag. An agreement was struck for the benefit of both Pilgrim and Wampanoag. The latter would help the settlers survive the winter and the Pilgrims would be a deterrent for the Wampanoag against their nemesis to the west."

"Whenever the holiday season comes upon us, annual traditions and thanksgiving activities are a blessing. Family events center around each special occasion — Hannukah, Christmas, New Year’s — and Thanksgiving is no exception. Yet, while this celebration is quite common for American households, and we grow up anticipating the turkey, stuffing, apple pie — the inevitable food “coma” and football naps — many of us remain curious about how this ritual began — the “origin story” of this beloved holiday.

"Early on in school, we learn to equate Thanksgiving with a feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans. But there is additional background surrounding this holiday that isn’t typically taught or highlighted. Did you know there is a “Mother of Thanksgiving,” and that its recognition can be traced back to the founding fathers of the United States?

"Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday, and we celebrate it annually on the fourth Thursday in November.

"But there is more to this celebration — this annual ritual — than just “turkey and dressing.” Thanksgiving is commonly known as a way to commemorate the colonial Pilgrims’ harvest meal in 1621, which they shared with the Wampanoag Indian tribe, who “were key to the survival of the colonists during the first year they arrived in 1620.

"As years passed, designating feasts dedicated to giving thanks “on an annual or occasional basis” became common practice in other New England settlements as well. A tradition had begun to take shape.

"Besides the original meal shared in 1621, Pilgrims held a second Thanksgiving in 1623 to celebrate the end of a long drought. Yet, technically, the first official designated Thanksgiving was celebrated much later — in 1789. According to the National Archives, Congress asked President George Washington for a national day of thanksgiving. Thursday, November 26, 1789, was, therefore, declared (original spelling): “Day of Publick Thanksgivin”

"This, America’s National Day of Thanksgiving, is about reflecting on blessings and acknowledging gratitude. After all, President George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation included its stated purpose:

"Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor — and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”

"We can all thank the “Mother of Thanksgiving,” writer and editor Sarah Josepha Hale, for successfully establishing Thanksgiving as an annual national holiday." . . . More...