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After referring to the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard soldiers<\/a> in Washington, D.C., as an “unfortunate accident” during a hearing Thursday, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Friday that he misspoke, and was attempting to make an entirely separate point.<\/p>\n

Thompson appeared on “CNN News Central,” where he was asked by co-host Kate Bolduan whether he stood by his prior assertion that the shooting was an “unfortunate accident.”<\/p>\n

“Oh, absolutely not,” he replied. “And obviously, let me be clear, I was moving toward the discussion that [Kristi Noem] could not blame Joe Biden<\/a> on the situation because she approved this person’s asylum application and that’s where we were headed and so the issue is…”<\/p>\n

Bolduan then interrupted the congressman, asking him, “You’re saying you misspoke?” “Oh, absolutely. Absolutely,” he responded, before she shifted to a conversation about healthcare.<\/p>\n

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Thompson \u2014 the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee \u2014 was criticized almost immediately after his comments at the hearing.<\/p>\n

On Thanksgiving Eve, West Virginia National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of Webster County<\/u><\/a> was killed, and Andrew Wolfe of Berkeley County was critically wounded, allegedly by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan refugee living in Bellingham, Washington.<\/p>\n

During the “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland” hearing, Thompson turned to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem<\/u><\/a> after sparring with FBI Operations Director Michael Glasheen about the whereabouts of Antifa\u2019s headquarters, to ask who approved Lakanwal\u2019s vetting.<\/p>\n

“Madam Secretary, you and the gentleman from NCTC (Joe Kent) reference the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsman being killed,” Thompson told Noem.<\/p>\n

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The secretary shot back: “You think that was an unfortunate accident? It was a terrorist attack<\/u><\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Thompson raised his hand toward Noem, replying: “I\u2019ll get it straight \u2013 then you can respond.”<\/p>\n

Noem replied: “He shot our national guardsmen<\/u><\/a> in the head.”<\/p>\n

Thompson appeared to wince before turning to Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., to ask him to direct Noem to let him finish his question:<\/p>\n

“<\/strong>It was an unfortunate situation, but you blamed it solely on Joe Biden. I want you to know who approved the asylum application for this same person.”<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, following the hearing, the White House “Rapid Response 47” account on X also criticized Thompson for his comments.<\/p>\n

“Scumbag @BennieGThompson says the horrific attack on our two great National Guard heroes in D.C. was just an “unfortunate accident,” the post<\/a> read.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Charles Crietz contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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