{"id":2515239,"date":"2025-11-27T13:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-afghan-refugee-vetting-vows-resurface-care-to-circle-back\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:20:42","slug":"bidens-afghan-refugee-vetting-vows-resurface-care-to-circle-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-afghan-refugee-vetting-vows-resurface-care-to-circle-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Afghan refugee vetting vows resurface: &#8216;Care to circle back?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-afghan-refugee-vetting-vows-resurface-care-to-circle-back%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses renewed criticism of the Biden governance&#8217;s vetting procedures for afghan refugees after a shooting incident in Washington, D.C. involving Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national admitted to the U.S. under the 2021 Operation Allies Welcome program. FBI Director Kash Patel stated that &#8220;zero&#8221; vetting was conducted on the refugees admitted, contradicting assurances from former Biden officials, including then-White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who claimed thorough screening was in place. Republican lawmakers and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >commentators recalled earlier warnings<\/a> about inadequate vetting and cited reports indicating that most of the roughly 82,000 evacuees from Kabul were not properly screened. The shooting critically wounded two National Guardsmen near the white House, raising concerns about national security and immigration policies. The incident has reignited debates on the administration&#8217;s refugee vetting processes and calls from some political figures to strengthen enforcement and deport those without lawful status.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden administration&rsquo;s Afghan refugee vetting vows resurface after DC attack: &lsquo;Care to circle back?&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2415494\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican lawmakers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-dems-buying-influence-online-to-shape-public-opinion-ahead-of-trial-of-officer-accused-in-floyd-death\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Dems buying influence online to shape public opinion ahead of trial of officer accused in Floyd death\">social media influencers<\/a> are slamming former Biden administration officials who were adamant that Afghan refugees in 2021 were being properly vetted. In the wake of<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3900781\/suspected-gunman-dc-national-guard-shooting-afghan\/\"> a shooting<\/a> in Washington, D.C. involving an Afghan national, FBI Director Kash Patel said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3901037\/national-guardsmen-shooter-victims-patel-pirro\/\">&ldquo;zero&rdquo; vetting<\/a> was done.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You miss all the signs when you do absolutely zero vetting &mdash; and that&rsquo;s exactly what happened in this case,&rdquo; Patel said at a Thursday press conference. &ldquo;When the prior administration made the decision to allow thousands of people in without doing a single background check or vetting, that&rsquo;s how you miss every single sign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3901080\/bondi-confirms-death-penalty-possible-for-monster-national-guardsmen-shooter\/\">Bondi confirms death penalty possible for &#8216;monster&#8217; National Guardsmen shooter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3900781\/suspected-gunman-dc-national-guard-shooting-afghan\/\">Suspected gunman in DC National Guard shooting identified as Afghan national<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3900515\/watch-live-washington-dc-press-conference-national-guard-shooting\/\">WATCH LIVE: DC officials hold press conference on National Guard shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Two National Guardsmen were critically wounded when a suspected shooter, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, opened fire on them near the White House. The suspect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3900833\/trump-dc-national-guard-shooting-biden-afghanistan\/\">reportedly arrived <\/a>in the U.S. under the Biden administration&rsquo;s Operation Allies Welcome, established after the U.S. military&rsquo;s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) reposted footage from Sept. 2021 of then-White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say ...&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> Jen Psaki, who assured that no Afghan refugees were coming to the United States without &ldquo;a thorough screening and background check process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Care to &lsquo;circle back&rsquo;?&rdquo; Gill said on X, referring to a phrase Psaki would often use as press secretary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Care to &ldquo;circle back&rdquo;? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wZun6ACwtN\">https:\/\/t.co\/wZun6ACwtN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrandonGill\/status\/1993869838796611960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Washington<\/em> <em>Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> homeland security reporter Anna Giaritelli shared a thread on X recalling <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2874559\/tens-of-thousands-entered-us-unvetted-after-kabul-airlift-officials-say-in-memo\/\">a 2021 report she wrote<\/a>. She stated that &ldquo;almost none of the 82,000 people airlifted from Kabul&rdquo; had been vetted, and less than 5,000 of these were U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#129525;THREAD &mdash; In light of reports that the National Guard shooter was admitted to the US from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Welcome&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Our report from 2021 exposed how &#8220;almost none of the 82,000 people airlifted were vetted.&#8221;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LJBHRSMDyL\">https:\/\/t.co\/LJBHRSMDyL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anna Giaritelli (@Anna_Giaritelli) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anna_Giaritelli\/status\/1993854857418363174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Other X users have shared clips of former President Joe Biden and then-Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas&rsquo;s remarks regarding Operation Allies Welcome, pointing out how their assurances that refugees were being properly vetted contradicted Patel&rsquo;s assessment that &ldquo;zero&rdquo; vetting was done.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August, 2021. Biden says that anyone being brought to America will undergo a thorough screening and vetting.<\/p>\n<p>After telling this falsehood, Biden criticizes Trump&#8217;s refugee policies. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qGXRHRk5vw\">pic.twitter.com\/qGXRHRk5vw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAZE (@mazemoore) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mazemoore\/status\/1993876853786907055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2021. Mayorkas is asked if the Afghans who were flown to America during the botched withdrawal were vetted.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas claims repeatedly for almost three minutes that all the Afghans were vetted before being brought to America. <\/p>\n<p>At the 2:45 mark he is reminded that he is under&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wQrC66wE8R\">pic.twitter.com\/wQrC66wE8R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAZE (@mazemoore) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mazemoore\/status\/1993843538992484423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Omri Ceren, Sen. Ted Cruz&rsquo;s (R-TX) senior policy and communications adviser, blasted CNN for fact-checking Cruz in 2021 for claiming the Biden administration was &ldquo;inviting terrorism&rdquo; by airlifting Afghan refugees with insufficient vetting.<\/p>\n<p>CNN claimed it was &ldquo;misleading&rdquo; to suggest refugees were not being properly vetted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s CNN in 2021 fact checking <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tedcruz<\/a>, because Cruz said the Biden admin was inviting terrorism by airdropping inadequately vetted Afghan evacuees into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Facts First!<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3RFtLmJ7pY\">https:\/\/t.co\/3RFtLmJ7pY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some continued to spread misinformation about the refugees. Republican&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a063mhLQl0\">pic.twitter.com\/a063mhLQl0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Omri Ceren (@omriceren) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omriceren\/status\/1993857239224832307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3896396\/vance-claps-back-slotkin-alleged-illegal-military-orders\/\">JD Vance<\/a> recalled how he had criticized the Operation Allies Welcome program in 2021, and was called &ldquo;racist&rdquo; by friends via messages for doing so. He added that the Trump administration needs to &ldquo;redouble our efforts&rdquo; to deport those who have &ldquo;no right to be in our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Already some voices in corporate media chirp that our immigration policies are too harsh. Tonight is a reminder of why they&rsquo;re wrong,&rdquo; Vance wrote on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I remember back in 2021 criticizing the Biden policy of opening the floodgate to unvetted Afghan refugees. Friends sent me messages calling me a racist. It was a clarifying moment. <\/p>\n<p>They shouldn&#8217;t have been in our country.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1993862308540633159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3899020\/elon-musk-doge-reject-reuters-report-lies-fake-news-programs-end\/\">Elon Musk<\/a> reposted Vance&rsquo;s statement on X and said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1993956537094819909?s=20\">the vice president was &ldquo;right.&rdquo;<\/a> He also responded to Vance&rsquo;s original video from August 2021, saying it was &ldquo;prescient.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prescient<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1994006697715630496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3900635\/dhs-ends-temporary-protected-status-haitians\/\"><strong>TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDS TEMPORARY STATUS FOR HAITIANS IN US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patel and U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3901037\/national-guardsmen-shooter-victims-patel-pirro\/\">identified the shooting victims<\/a> as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.<\/p>\n<p>Both had been sworn in for duty less than 24 hours before they were shot in the head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Afghan vetting claims questioned after DC shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2515241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25318693639894.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[37753,3620,5043],"class_list":["post-2515239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-afghan-refugees","tag-biden","tag-vetting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25318693639894.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515239"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515244,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515239\/revisions\/2515244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}