Mayorkas shuts down questions on how suspected Afghan terrorist entered US
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shut down questions on how an Afghan man charged with planning an Election Day terrorist plot was permitted into the country even as lawmakers raised concerns about national security ahead of the November contest.
Mayorkas brushed off questions about how the man was allowed into the United States and details on what screening he underwent during the White House press briefing on Thursday. Instead, he redirected questions to the department’s hurricane relief efforts.
“I'd be very pleased to answer your question in a different setting, but we are here to talk about emergencies and support that we can deliver to people in desperate need,” Mayorkas said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre similarly dodged questions during the briefing, even as reporters pressed her on a recent NBC News report that the man arrested in the terrorist plot had previously worked as a security guard in Afghanistan for the CIA. Jean-Pierre declined to comment, noting the situation is still under “active investigation.”
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