Sen. Mark Kelly Says Trump’s Response To National Guard Shooting Shows ‘They Don’t Want Brown People Coming’
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) weighed in on President Donald Trump’s increased crackdown on immigrants. shooting of two National Guard members In an ambush attack on an Afghan citizen in Washington DC.
aired Sunday on NBC.Meet the PressHost Kristen Welker questioned what Kelly thought of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defending Trump’s decision to “permanently pause immigration from all third world countries.”
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“Well, let me start by saying it’s terrible what happened to two guards, Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom,” the Arizona senator said of the victims. “And this shouldn’t have happened. I pray for him and his family. It was a terrible, terrible thing.”
Beckstrom died Thursday and Wolfe is in critical condition.
Trump’s decision comes after a shooting just blocks away from the White House on Wednesday. The identity of the suspect who was detained during the conflict was later determined. 29-year-old Afghan nationalHe moved to the US to serve in a CIA-backed special Afghan Army unit and the Trump administration said it had halted all asylum decisions.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, faces charges of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the charges last week can be improved later, “We pray that they survive and that the top charge is not first-degree murder. But make no mistake, if they don’t come, that charge will definitely happen.”
Kelly pointed out that “there must be an investigation and accountability” and explained that the Trump administration sent “the message that they do not want the brown race to come to the United States” with its move to suspend immigration from developing countries to the United States.
Calling the Trump administration’s actions “disturbing,” Kelly told Welker that America “has always welcomed individuals who are struggling and fleeing famine and violence.”
And he added: “And changing that would be a fundamental change in the fabric of our nation.”
Senator Mark Kelly and President Trump are currently in a separate spat after Kelly, along with five other Democratic lawmakers, released a video telling soldiers they have the right to refuse illegal orders. Trump condemned the video, calling the lawmakers “traitors” and urging them to face sedition charges. Getty Images/YouTube.
One Real Social post On Thanksgiving, Trump announced he was taking his aggressive immigration policy a step further after the shooting death of National Guard member Beckstrom.
“I will permanently pause immigration from all Third World Countries to ensure full recovery of the U.S. system,” the Commander in Chief wrote in his Nov. 27 post.
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Trump also took aim at former President Joe Biden for all the “illegal confessions” he made during his predecessor’s presidency, vowing to “destroy all of them by the millions.”
“ in a separate interview on NBC on Sunday.“Meet the Press” Noem told Welker that the administration believes Lakanwal, who came to the United States in 2021 during the Biden administration, “has been radicalized since he has been in this country.” Lakanwal granted asylum During the Trump administration.
“We believe this is through connections within her community and within her state, and we will continue to talk to those who interact with her,” Noem added.
The GOP secretary also took aim at Biden when asked about the review process for approving asylum claims during the Trump administration, saying “when they come into the country there is review, and under Joe Biden’s administration that has been completely abandoned.”
Watch Kelly’s appearance on “Meet the Press” below.
