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John Cornyn: “In the chaos following the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Honors Heroism of Attacked National Guardsmen, Slams 'Notorious' Biden Afghan Parole Program

Published | Video Starts at 02:32

The Biden administration a long time before the tragic incidents of this Thanksgiving season, we wrote in this letter, In the chaos following the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden Harris administration paroled into the United States more than 77,000 Afghans with no or significantly incomplete security checks done on them prior to their arrival. And the reason why parole is an important word is because this particular shooter, who shot these two West Virginia guardsmen, did not come into the country on any one of the special immigrant visa programs. (02:32–02:52)

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