The situation is becoming clearer regarding how an Afghan, once considered a trusted ally of the CIA during overseas operations, managed to conduct a terrorist act on American soil despite being “vetted.”

In response, President Donald Trump and his administration have initiated measures to prevent such dangerous incidents in the future. This follows an attack in Washington, D.C. this week, targeting two National Guardsmen. One of the victims, Andrew Wolfe, remains in critical condition.

Tragically, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries. Her father had shared a poignant update about her condition on Thanksgiving Day, hinting at the difficult outcome.

President Trump has begun addressing the failures attributed to former President Joe Biden’s administration. On Friday, he declared that any directive authorized by Biden using an auto-pen during his presidency is invalid.

Earlier, my colleague Rusty Weiss reported that President Trump announced via a Truth Social post that the U.S. would “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.”

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.

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Game Over? Trump Cracks Down on All Immigration From Third-World Countries – ‘You Won’t Be Here for Long’

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.