Kristi Noem erupted in a fiery confrontation with Rep. Bennie Thompson after he referred to the deadly shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., as an “unfortunate accident.” Noem fiercely rejected the characterization, calling the incident a “terrorist attack” and accusing Thompson of downplaying violence against service members
00:00Mr. Thompson, this individual that came into the country, Congressman Thompson, I want you to understand, when this individual came into the country, he came under an evacuation of Afghanistan under Operation Allies Welcome, was thoroughly vetted by the Biden administration at that point in time, allowed into our country, and then was never followed up. I want to remind everybody in Congress, we follow the law, and every asylum is supposed to have a check-in.
00:29Every single year in the Biden administration failed to do that. They vetted this individual, allowed them into our country, and did not do due to this.
00:37The witness will allow the gentleman to ask his question.
00:39Yes or no? Who approved the asylum claim?
00:43The application on the asylum was thoroughly filled out by information that was gathered by the Biden administration.
00:48So the Biden administration approved the asylum?
00:52The asylum application was put into place under the rules established by the Biden administration.
00:57I'm reclaiming my time. Madam Secretary, you and the gentleman from NCTC referenced the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsman being killed.
01:13You think that was an unfortunate accident?
01:15I mean, no, wait, wait. Look, I'll get it straight. Then you can respond.
01:19He shot our National Guardsman in the head.
01:21Look, Mr. Chairman, will you direct the witness to allow me to ask my question?
01:29It was an unfortunate situation, but you blamed it solely on Joe Biden.
01:35I want you to know who approved the asylum application for this same person.
01:42Mr. Thompson, this individual that came into the country.
01:47No, no, no. I want to know who approved.
01:49Congressman Thompson, I want you to understand.
01:51No, no, no, no.
01:51When this individual came into the country, he came under.
01:54I'm not going to let you. I'm not going to let you.
01:55In evacuation of Afghanistan under Operation Allies Welcome, was thoroughly vetted by the Biden administration at that point in time, allowed into our country, and then was never followed up.
02:07I want to remind everybody in Congress, we follow the law, and every asylum is supposed to have a check-in every single year, and the Biden administration failed to do that.
02:17They vetted this individual, allowed them into our country, and did not do due diligence.
02:21The witness will allow the gentleman to ask his question.
02:23Yes or no? Who approved the asylum claim?
02:26The application on the asylum was thoroughly filled out by information that was gathered by the Biden administration.
02:32So the Biden administration approved the asylum?
02:35The asylum application was put into place under the rules established by the Biden administration.
02:41Reclaiming my time.
02:42I don't want to charge our perjury charges against you, but I'm of the opinion that the Trump administration, DHS, your DHS, approved the asylum application.
02:57The asylum application moved forward under all of the information and vetting processes that were put in place under the Biden administration,
03:04which is when vetting happened, and that's what President Trump has changed.
03:07Nope, nope, nope.
03:08Under President Trump's administration.
03:09Claim my time again.
03:10When-
03:10Claim my time again.
03:11It's obvious you don't want to answer the question.
03:13Mr. Kent, do you want to shout at it?
03:14The individual was vetted to serve as a soldier in Afghanistan, and that vetting standard was used by the Biden administration as a ruse to bring him here.
03:26Had we followed the standard operating procedures for special immigrant visas, that individual and none of the allies welcome people would have come to America.
03:34That's on Joe Biden.
03:35Gentlemen, the gentleman's time has expired.
03:38That was the answer.
03:39Point of order, Mr. Chairman, that was a murder that took place in D.C.
03:42It was not an unfortunate incident, and those comments are effing disrespectful.
03:50Who is it?
03:51I expect better from the-
03:52It's not a valid point of order.
03:55I recognize the gentleman from Texas, the former chairman.
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