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Karoline Leavitt: “Thousands of these strangers and unknown individuals were…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Dec. 1, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 03:59

Nearly 100,000 Afghans were recklessly released into the United States with little to no vetting. There was no regard for the disorder and violence that this would unleash on American communities and American culture. Reportedly, Thousands of these strangers and unknown individuals were flagged to the Biden administration for national security, public safety and fraud concerns. But the terrifying truth is that the Afghanistan debacle is just a small part of Democrats complete and total betrayal of the American people during the Biden years. (03:59–04:09)

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