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On Nov. 26, just two blocks from the White House near the Farragut West metro, two West Virginia National Guard members were ambushed and shot while on a high-visibility patrol meant to keep Americans safe. One of the soldiers later died and the other remains critically injured — a heartbreaking reminder that those who volunteer to protect our streets can become targets in plain daylight. This was not random mayhem; it was an attack on the very people sent into harm’s way to restore order.
The man accused of the attack is identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who apparently worked with CIA-backed units in Afghanistan and arrived in the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021 before applying for asylum. Authorities say he traveled across the country and allegedly carried out an ambush-style shooting that left one guardswoman dead and another gravely wounded. These are the cold facts, and they demand answers about how someone with that background slipped into a position to commit such violence on American soil.
Eyewitness accounts and investigators describe a calculated assault: the shooter fired multiple rounds, wounded a guardswoman, then reportedly tried to continue the rampage by taking her weapon before other guardsmen engaged and neutralized him. It’s painful and infuriating to read that our troops were serving in presence-only roles and still became the victims of a brutal, up-close attack. Americans expect commonsense protection measures for our service members and law enforcement, and we should expect a full, transparent accounting of how this ambush happened.
This tragedy also lands squarely in the middle of a fierce political dispute over the deployment of federal forces in the capital — a deployment that had already been challenged in court and denounced by local officials. Democrats and activist prosecutors who litigated to limit the mission must answer whether hamstrung policies and legal gamesmanship have made our cities less safe, not more. If politicians want security, then they must stop playing politics with deployments and start empowering those who defend our streets.
Voices on the right — including guests on Jesse Watters Primetime like Winston Marshall — have called the episode horrifying and framed it as the bitter, avoidable cost of broken immigration and vetting systems. President Trump himself labeled the shooting a possible terrorist act and immediately sought reinforcements, asking for more National Guard support in the capital to keep citizens safe. When the commander-in-chief moves swiftly to protect Americans, that is leadership; what we won’t accept is partisan hand-wringing while our troops bleed.
If the suspect’s entry to the U.S. and later asylum approval are confirmed as reported, that exposes glaring failures in vetting and asylum policy that demand immediate correction. We should pause new asylum approvals tied to risky resettlement streams, rigorously re-examine how evacuees were screened, and prosecute anyone found to have cut corners. This is not xenophobia; this is commonsense national defense — Americans’ lives must come before political optics or left-wing litigation.
The FBI is investigating the shooting as a potential act of terrorism, and every American who loves this country should demand a swift, uncompromising probe and criminal accountability. We owe the wounded guardsman and the family of the fallen our prayers, our support, and an unflinching commitment to fix the policies that left them exposed. It’s time for elected leaders to stop the excuses, secure the border, tighten vetting, and finally put the safety of hardworking Americans above every other interest.
