WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax to discuss the horrific shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. carried out by an Afghan National.

Watch the full interview here.

"This is disgusting, and this has Democrat fingerprints all over it":

"Number two, now that we're finding out that this shooter is an Afghani national that came in during the year 2021. Well, gee, what happened in 2021? Oh, yes, it was the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan from Joe Biden. One of the very worst geopolitical and military decisions by the former president of the United States. We knew at the time that there were Afghan nationals who were coming into the United States that were not being properly vetted. We were being told just get people to the United States as quickly as possible, and then the Biden team would do the necessary work of vetting everybody. And even at that time, none of us believed that on Capitol Hill. So now, four years later, we have an Afghan national in the streets of Washington, D.C. who decided to shoot to kill. Let's be clear, shoot to kill two of our National Guardsmen from the state of West Virginia. This is disgusting, and this has Democrat fingerprints all over it... But I'm going to be very clear, this has Democrat fingerprints all over it because in 2021, Joe Biden, Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly, and the rest of those Democrats they had no problem. Whether it was Afghanis coming in recklessly without proper vetting or people from 184 different countries coming into the United States at will with no checks, no desire to vet, and doing nothing to secure this nation."

"The Democrats have demonstrated time and time again when they have power, reckless things happen to the United States of America":

"This is to the American people. I don't really care what party you're in. If you're a registered Democrat, registered Independent, registered Republican, this is crystal clear for you, the American people. The Democrats have demonstrated time and time again when they have power, reckless things happen to the United States of America. And when they're out of power, they are not focused on affordability the way you are. They are not focused on the future of our economy the way that you are. They are not focused on security matters the way that you are. They are focused on political stunts to get back into power. That is it."

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