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Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., accused the Trump administration of taking “its eye off the ball” on public safety following the Washington, D.C.<\/a>, shooting on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Earlier Wednesday, two West Virginia National Guard members were critically wounded<\/a> in the shooting just blocks from the White House. Authorities said the attack appeared to be targeted, and the FBI is investigating it as a possible act of terrorism.<\/p>\n

While appearing on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Walkinshaw was asked about whether the recent shooting changed his thoughts about the safety of National Guard officers deployed in the city.<\/p>\n

WHITE HOUSE BLASTS MS NOW CORRESPONDENT’S ‘BEYOND SICK’ REACTION TO DC SHOOTING OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Well, look, obviously, as I said, most of us certainly on the Democratic side in Congress don\u2018t think we should have National Guardsmen and women in our cities,” Walkinshaw said. “But if that\u2018s going to happen and when that\u2018s going to happen, I think it\u2018s incumbent upon the administration to lay out a clear plan to ensure their protection. And one of my concerns that I intend to raise as a new member of the Homeland Security Committee is the way in which the Trump administration has taken its eye off the ball in a lot of critical public safety areas and shifted resources to their mass deportation efforts.”<\/p>\n

He continued, “So they\u2018re shifting resources away from illegal gun trafficking, from transnational crime, from anti-terrorism, both domestic and foreign. And they need to get their eyes back on the ball and focus on keeping all of us here in the United States of America safe.”<\/p>\n

BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, OUTRAGE POUR IN AFTER ‘TARGETED’ DC SHOOTING OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN: ‘HORRIFIC’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Walkinshaw reiterated that he still does not believe National Guard members are needed in the city and urged the Trump administration to redirect those resources elsewhere.<\/p>\n

“There are a lot of things that the federal government could do to help keep Washington, D.C., safe, and other cities across the country safe,” Walkinshaw said. “I mentioned some of those things. They could do more, much more to crack down on illegal gun trafficking. They could do much more to prevent human trafficking and child sex trafficking. They\u2018re taking their eyes off of that ball. I think that\u2018s a better use of the federal resources than National Guardsmen and women in American cities, including the District of Columbia.”<\/p>\n

VANCE SAYS HE IS PRAYING FOR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS SHOT IN DC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that the gunman accused of shooting the National Guard members is 29-year-old Afghan national<\/a> Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the country in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/virginia-dem-says-trump-admin-has-taken-its-eye-off-ball-public-safety-amid-national-guard-shooting <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., accused the Trump administration of taking “its eye off the ball” on public safety following the Washington, D.C., shooting on Wednesday. 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