Noem Goes Off on Dem in Disturbing Hearing

The extent to which the Left will twist and distort the truth seems to have no bounds.

During yesterday’s  hearing in the House, Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-2) disgustingly referred to the shooting of two National Guard members as an “unfortunate accident.”

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ripped into the Congressman, angrily retorting that both D.C. Guardsmen were intentionally targeted by a terrorist who’d been allowed to enter this country due to President Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.

As reported by the New York Post:

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) referred Thursday to the deadly ambush attack against two National Guard members in DC as an “unfortunate accident” — prompting harsh blowback from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress.

“With reference to the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsman being killed,” Thompson began during a line of questioning at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quickly interjected.

“Unfortunate accident? It was a terrorist attack. He shot our Guardsmen in the head,” Noem fired back about the Thanksgiving Eve attack just blocks from the White House.

“It was an unfortunate situation,” Thompson doubled down. “But you blamed it solely on Joe Biden.”

“That was a murder that took place in DC,” Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) erupted at Thompson. “It was not an unfortunate incident. Those comments are [expletive] disrespectful. I expect better from the ranking member.”

You all know what happened to those two Guardsmen. It was willful. It was intentional. It was terrorism. There are a lot of ways to describe what happened – an “accident” will never be one of them.

But that didn’t stop Congressman Thompson from opening his questioning by referencing the attack as an “unfortunate accident.” It’s beyond offensive.

He tried to clean it up after Noem immediately pushed back – but even his “clarification” wasn’t much better. This wasn’t a fender-bender. This wasn’t a misfire. Two service members were shot in the head. One has tragically died, and the other is in critical condition. Calling that an “unfortunate accident” strips all humanity out of a moment that should unite people, not divide them. But more and more, we’re beginning to see that the Left prioritizes political agreement over people.

And you’ve got to give credit to Secretary Noem here: She was alert, she was sharp, and she wasn’t about to let it slide. She immediately interjected, reminding Thompson and everyone watching what actually happened.

I will give Thompson the benefit of the doubt that – maybe – he wasn’t intentionally trying to minimize the attack. But also despicable is the fact that he was trying to weaponize it against President Trump. Maybe he just didn’t choose his words correctly because he was in such a hurry to get to the “this is somehow Trump’s fault”part.

And that right there is the problem. Not actually acknowledging the attack for what it was. Minimizing what the victims endured – not an accident – an assassination.

This is the mindset we’re up against.

It’s the same thinking we saw when we reported how Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-5) described 9/11 merely as “some people did something.” It’s the steady watering-down of terrorism so it can be squeezed into a political narrative. And it’s especially troubling coming from someone in leadership on the Committee on Homeland Security in the House.

Meanwhile, the real issue here – the one Noem tried to bring the conversation back to – is that the asylum and vetting process was a disaster after the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. We’ve known that for years. We knew the risks. And now, tragically, those failures are bringing home tragic consequences.

And instead of acknowledging that, we get political point-scoring. This is why people feel like Washington has lost its grounding. When a terrorist attack becomes an “accident” and a grieving nation becomes a campaign opportunity, it’s hard to believe anyone is focused on actual safety instead of headlines.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more discussion about the fiery exchange between Secretary of Homeland Security Kristy Noem and Rep. Bennie Thompson. We also updated you on our latest SCOTUS filing – having just filed our cert petition for Calvary Chapel v. California at the U.S. Supreme Court. Our client-church is being hit with over a million dollars in fines for violating Gavin Newsom’s COVID restrictions. We’re asking the Court to take the case and end these abuses.

Watch the full broadcast below: