Byron Donalds says he’s ‘sick of this administration’ covering up problems – Washington Examiner
Rep. Byron Donalds expressed his frustration with the Biden administration regarding inadequate transparency about a recent terrorist plot uncovered on Election Day. Following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago, the FBI arrested an Afghan national, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, accused of planning a violent attack in the name of ISIS. During a Fox News interview, Donalds criticized Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for avoiding direct questions about Tawhedi’s entry into the U.S., suggesting that the administration is failing to take responsibility and provide clear answers. Conflicting reports surrounding the details of Tawhedi’s case have further fueled confusion and concern about national security.
Byron Donalds says he’s ‘sick of this administration’ covering up problems
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed frustration regarding the details the White House released about a would-be terrorist plot on Election Day.
Three years after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, the FBI arrested an Afghan national over an alleged terrorist plot in Oklahoma. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, is accused of planning to “acquire semi-automatic weapons and commit a violent attack in the name of ISIS.” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas avoided questions from reporter Jacqui Heinrich on the matter during a recent press conference.
“Listen, I’ll tell you this: We’re sick of this administration. Alejandro Mayorkas is doing to Jacqui Heinrich what he’s been doing this entire time he has been head of homeland security: evading, dodging, never direct answers, never taking responsibility,” Donalds said on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom on Monday.
It remains to be seen how Tawhedi entered the United States since those details are jumbled in conflicting reports. Refusals from White House officials to go into detail have only aroused more confusion.
“After the failed withdrawal from Afghanistan, we knew there was no real vetting process of Afghan nationals coming into the United States. There were major concerns about potential terror plots to the homeland. But did Alejandro Mayorkas care? No, he covered up. Did Joe Biden speak to it? No, he never speaks to anything,” Donalds added. “And so, this is the problem with the Harris-Biden administration: no accountability, no serious planning, covering up crises that frankly happened in front of the eyes of the American people. We are sick of this. We need real leadership and real accountability.”
The FBI caught Tawhedi as he and a juvenile co-conspirator attempted to buy two AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines, and 500 rounds of ammunition from an FBI asset. Officials confirmed he arrived in the U.S. via the Special Immigrant Visa program following the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Tawhedi is facing charges of conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, and receiving a firearm to be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism. If convicted, he could receive a sentence of up to 15 years.
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