{"id":2520216,"date":"2025-12-11T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kristi-noem-stops-dem-rep-in-his-tracks-after-he-tells-outrageous-lie-about-deadly-national-guard-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:58:23","slug":"watch-kristi-noem-stops-dem-rep-in-his-tracks-after-he-tells-outrageous-lie-about-deadly-national-guard-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kristi-noem-stops-dem-rep-in-his-tracks-after-he-tells-outrageous-lie-about-deadly-national-guard-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Kristi Noem Stops Dem Rep in His Tracks After He Tells Outrageous Lie About Deadly National Guard Attack"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fwatch-kristi-noem-stops-dem-rep-in-his-tracks-after-he-tells-outrageous-lie-about-deadly-national-guard-attack%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=2520216&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 a controversial exchange during a House hearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janet-yellen-as-congress-for-billions-to-help-other-countries-debt-relief-climate-change-initiatives\/\" title=\"Janet Yellen As Congress For Billions To Help Other Countries\u2019 \u2018Debt Relief,\u2019 \u2018Climate Change\u2019 Initiatives\">global security threats<\/a>, in which Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson referred to the fatal shooting of West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom as an &#8220;unfortunate accident.&#8221; Beckstrom was killed and another <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >guardsman critically wounded<\/a> in an attack in Washington, D.C., allegedly carried out by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an afghan refugee who entered the U.S. in 2021. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sharply corrected Thompson, labeling the incident a &#8220;terrorist attack.&#8221; The article criticizes Thompson for downplaying the attack and suggests his remarks were politically motivated, noting that Thompson and other Jan. 6 Committee members had received pardons from President Joe Biden. The piece portrays Beckstrom&#8217;s death as a tragic outcome of political decisions and accuses Democrats of showing callousness toward victims like her.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Imagine the soullessness required to call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascon-vows-efforts-to-transform-a-dated-approach-are-just-beginning\/\" title=\"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Vows \u2018Efforts To Transform A Dated Approach\u2019 Are \u2018Just Beginning\u2019\">cold-blooded murder<\/a> of an American National Guardsman an &ldquo;unfortunate accident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then again, imagine the soullessness required to perpetuate establishment lies about the Capitol incursion of Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>During a House of Representatives hearing on global security threats Thursday, Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-announces-major-award-jan-6-committee-leaders-liz-cheney-bennie-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bennie Thompson<\/a> of Mississippi, former Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Attack, characterized the recent fatal shooting of a West Virginia National Guardsman as an accident, prompting an indignant correction from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 26, West Virginia National Guard Specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-announces-female-national-guardsmen-died-following-dc-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Beckstrom<\/a> suffered a fatal wound during an attack in Washington, D.C. She died the next day. West Virginia Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe also suffered a gunshot wound that left him in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-afghan-shooter-pleads-not-guilty-charges-national-guard-murder-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahmanullah Lakanwal<\/a>, 29, an Afghan refugee who entered the United States in September 2021, has pleaded not guilty to the attack.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, in a clip posted to the social media platform X, the vile Thompson called the attack &mdash; in which Lakanwal allegedly screamed &ldquo;Allahu Akbar!&rdquo; &mdash; &ldquo;an unfortunate accident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You think that was an unfortunate accident?&rdquo; Noem shot back. &ldquo;It was a terrorist attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thompson seemed flummoxed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I&rsquo;ll get it straight,&rdquo; he replied.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kristi-noem-breathes-fire-trump-meeting-tells-potus-wants-full-travel-ban-every-damn-country-flooding-nation-killers-leeches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noem<\/a> had no patience for the congressman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He shot our National Guardsmen in the head,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, the disgusting Thompson grew irritated at what he perceived as interruptions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Chairman, will you direct the witness to allow me to [ask] my question?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman said nothing, at which point the pompous Thompson pointed at Noem and called the shootings &ldquo;an unfortunate situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Appropriately, the White House&rsquo;s official Rapid Response account on social media platform X called Thompson a &ldquo;scumbag.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scumbag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BennieGThompson?\">@BennieGThompson<\/a> says the horrific attack on our two great National Guard heroes in D.C. was just an &ldquo;unfortunate accident.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sec_Noem?\">@Sec_Noem<\/a>: &ldquo;You think that was an unfortunate accident!? It was a terrorist attack. He shot our National Guardsmen in the head.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O4hEDvYDuT\">pic.twitter.com\/O4hEDvYDuT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1999146538598097357?\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Like other Jan. 6 Committee members, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/01\/20\/bennie-thompson-biden-pardon-mississippi-congressman\/77836650007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thompson<\/a> received a preemptive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-biden-pardons-fauci-milley-effort-guard-potential-revenge-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pardon<\/a> from then-President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal, too, received a gift in the form of admission to the U.S. following Biden&rsquo;s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Thompson undoubtedly had politics in his feeble mind when he described the National Guard shootings as &ldquo;an unfortunate accident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Beckstrom &mdash; a young American woman &mdash; died at the age of 20.<\/p>\n<p>As they have repeatedly shown, however, Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-show-shocking-callousness-laken-riley-jocelyn-nungarays-mothers-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">care nothing<\/a> for American women and girls victimized by foreigners. Nor do Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-responds-disgraceful-new-tv-commercial-direct-attack-ice-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">respect<\/a> those who, like Beckstrom, try to keep Americans safe.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Thompson may continue to play politics with Americans&rsquo; lives. 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At a recent House hearing on global security threats, Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi-who previously chaired the House Select Committee investigating January 6-referred to the fatal shooting of a West Virginia National Guardsman as an accident. 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