{"id":26363,"date":"2025-12-08T06:17:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=26363"},"modified":"2025-12-08T06:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:17:40","slug":"white-house-fires-back-after-dem-lawmaker-blames-trump-for-guard-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=26363","title":{"rendered":"White House Fires Back After Dem Lawmaker Blames Trump for Guard Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container fullwidth-featured-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-599861614-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-599861614-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-599861614-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-599861614-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-599861614-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-599861614-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-599861614-1-390x220.jpg 390w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" data-main-img=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container\">\n<div id=\"main-content-row\" class=\"tie-row main-content-row\">\n<div class=\"main-content tie-col-md-8 tie-col-xs-12\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" class=\"container-wrapper post-content tie-standard\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article may contain commentary<br \/>\nwhich reflects the author&#8217;s opinion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ns-buttons ns-inline large ns-no-print\">\n<div class=\"ns-buttons-wrapper ns-align-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) has stoked tensions by blaming President Donald Trump for the death of a National Guard member in Washington, D.C., arguing his deployment of military personnel to U.S. cities created unnecessary risks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>In an interview with CNN host Sara Sidner, Wasserman Schultz said Trump \u201cshould blame himself\u201d for policies that put troops \u201cin harm\u2019s way,\u201d following Wednesday\u2019s ambush-style shooting that left two members of the D.C. National Guard dead.<\/p>\n<p>The victims, identified as Sarah Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, were gunned down near the White House in an attack authorities said was carried out by an Afghan national.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1994411786204840262&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Ffires-dem-97046%2F&amp;sessionId=645199ad47e8e53e4d38cee6d69072238efed0dc&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1994411786204840262\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe president looks everywhere except inward to blame his own policies,\u201d Wasserman Schultz said. \u201cWe need to make sure we don\u2019t have our military deployed in our cities handling law enforcement responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>The Florida Democrat, who once chaired the Democratic National Committee, suggested that Trump\u2019s \u201ccrackdown\u201d on crime through the deployment of National Guard units had made the capital a target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis begs the question,\u201d she told CNN, \u201cwould an individual have flown across the country to target law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C.? The answer is likely no. So why wasn\u2019t the president\u2019s first thought, \u2018Maybe I should reconsider deploying military troops in the nation\u2019s capital?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced the surge of federal personnel earlier this year, citing rising crime and strained police resources in major cities. The move followed violent protests and years of what Trump called \u201clawlessness and decay\u201d under Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as6078\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The crackdown led to visible improvements in public safety \u2014 including what D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, recently described as an 87% drop in carjackings since the deployment began. But critics such as Wasserman Schultz argue the operation blurred the line between military and civilian law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticularly when there hasn\u2019t been coordination with local leadership. This administration is crossing dangerous lines,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect in Wednesday\u2019s attack, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was described by authorities as a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the United States under the Biden administration\u2019s resettlement program for Afghan war allies. The FBI said Lakanwal had been on the radar of immigration officials but was never flagged as a threat.<\/p>\n<p>The White House quickly rejected Wasserman Schultz\u2019s remarks, issuing a forceful statement through spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis animal would\u2019ve never been here if not for Joe Biden\u2019s dangerous policies, which allowed countless unvetted criminals to invade our country and harm the American people,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cThe Trump administration is taking every measure possible \u2014 in the face of unrelenting Democrat opposition \u2014 to get these monsters out of our country and clean up the mess made by the Biden administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson accused Democrats of \u201cdefending terrorists instead of protecting Americans,\u201d noting that the administration\u2019s new \u2018Reverse Migration Plan\u2019 seeks to remove thousands of migrants who entered the country under Biden-era refugee programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The exchange underscored how the political debate over immigration and public safety has intensified since the D.C. shooting, which officials have described as a deliberate act of anti-American violence.<\/p>\n<p>In her interview, Wasserman Schultz also pushed back against Trump\u2019s renewed call to review and reinterview refugees admitted during Biden\u2019s presidency, saying it risked \u201csweeping generalizations\u201d that could stigmatize legitimate wartime allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there were gaps that admitted this person, they would have failed over multiple levels,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd this individual was trusted enough to participate in assisting our military during the war in Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Administration officials say the president\u2019s upcoming public safety package, expected to be announced next week, will include expanded federal authority to revoke asylum and refugee status for any foreign national charged with violent crimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-feed-container render-late-effect tbl-feed-frame-DIVIDER\" data-feed-container-num=\"1\" data-feed-main-container-id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" data-parent-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails\" data-pub-lang=\"en\">\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails-sca1\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_above-the-feed-premium-card-fp-delta pad-down above-the-feed-placement\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails | Injected 1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails-pl1\" class=\"tbl-feed-card trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbs-feed-01-delta\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails | Card 1\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_7771152302\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbs-feed-01-delta trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div id=\"outer_7771152302\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2v\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_7771152302\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-undefined textItem thumbnail_top videoCube_1_child syndicatedItem trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~4135140145351855124~~t9hHSoBY_komtAPMSjXjgRkqF3DR-97kYxBCjlpStPge79Ni-eBnd8iQ4KmvvX-QCoTT_IvWFG7RTbSa_z-XXm8OC-BMoqRCZCWzNBYla4lwxzNWM6QiHC2ws85H2BoLgn-eOWiGOurL2vAZjaox0hoTeIrt5sx_ydDi9n2STzFAMnhVesYHQiOZp4ftik8_wKzwQoPuzQP2hIOXe1quk46ROsMGkMFSoVsudHTeIrQ\" data-item-title=\"Unbelievably Soft: You'll Live In This\" data-item-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.taboola.com\/libtrc\/static\/thumbnails\/08f6c29c3d1bdaf905306cc0bd0169a9.jpg\" data-item-syndicated=\"true\">\n<div class=\"thumbBlock_holder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Getty Images This article may contain commentary which reflects the author&#8217;s opinion. 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