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Michael Sainato

Kristi Noem claims suspect in national guard shooting was ‘radicalized’ in US

woman speaks at lectern as TSA agents in blue uniforms stand behind her
Kristi Noem visited the Minneapolis-St Paul airport on 23 November to thank agents who worked without pay during the shutdown. Photograph: Carlos Gonzalez/TNS/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, claimed on Sunday that the suspect in the national guard shooting in Washington DC was “radicalized” in the US and blamed the Biden administration, though the suspect’s asylum was approved under Donald Trump.

The shooting suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was granted asylum under the Trump administration in April. He worked with CIA backed units in Afghanistan, coming to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program.

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