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A cowardly ambush unfolded on November 26 just blocks from the White House when two National Guard members were shot while standing watch in downtown Washington, D.C., a stark reminder that our cities and even the capital are not safe anymore. One of the soldiers later died and the other remains critically injured, leaving families and the nation to grieve the predictable consequence of failed policies and dangerous indifference.
The accused attacker has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome and had ties to U.S.-affiliated paramilitary work in Afghanistan, a fact that should prompt serious questions about vetting and oversight. This was no random street crime; investigators have described the shooting as an ambush-style attack, and federal prosecutors have already upgraded charges in light of the guardswoman’s death.
Video and eyewitness accounts show the attack happened in broad daylight near Farragut West, where the soldiers were stationed to keep order as part of federal deployments to the capital. Other troops and first responders rushed to subdue the suspect, but the damage had already been done — two young Americans were shot while serving their country on U.S. soil.
On his program, Sean Hannity rightly ripped into the people who have created chaos with soft-on-security policies and who rush to politicize every tragedy instead of honoring the service of our men and women in uniform. Conservative voices are demanding answers about how an individual with a complex overseas background could be in the country and able to carry out such a brazen attack; that is not partisan rhetoric, that is common-sense accountability.
This shooting exposes the consequences of a broken immigration and vetting system and of officials who prioritize optics and open-border talking points over American lives; weeks before the attack a judge even ruled against the federal deployment these Guardsmen were part of, adding needless political theater to a dangerous situation. The result has been hollow gestures and legal wrangling while frontline troops pay the price with their lives and health.
Federal prosecutors are moving swiftly, and the suspect now faces upgraded charges that could include murder — a reminder that when our service members are targeted, there must be the full force of the law brought down on those responsible. At the same time, Congress and the executive branch must stop the finger-pointing and act: tighten vetting, secure our borders, and ensure every person who comes here does not become a threat to the American people.
Our nation owes these Guardsmen and their families more than platitudes. We must honor the fallen by demanding real change, backing our troops with the policies they deserve, and holding media and elected officials accountable when they try to minimize the carnage or pretend this cannot be linked to failed decisions. Americans must stand united in grief and righteous anger until the streets and the capital are once again safe for those who protect us.
