Trump pins DC National Guard shooting on Biden’s post-Afghanistan immigration policy

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President Donald Trump blamed his predecessor on Wednesday for letting the suspected gunman linked to the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C., enter the United States four years ago.

The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who reportedly arrived in the U.S. under the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome. The operation was established following the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

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