Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was being questioned at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, lit into U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) when he casually dismissed the deadly ambush attack on two National Guard members in the nation’s capital as an “unfortunate accident.”
“With reference to the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsman being killed,” the Democratic lawmaker began.
“Unfortunate accident? It was a terrorist attack,” Noem quickly interjected. “He shot our Guardsman in the head.”
🚨 Rep. Bennie Thompson refers to the terrorist attack against two National Guardsmen in DC as an “unfortunate accident.”
Sec. Noem: “Unfortunate accident? It was a terroist attack. They shot our Guardsmen in the head.” pic.twitter.com/34YtPrVteF
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 11, 2025
“It was an unfortunate situation,” Thompson said, standing by his vile characterization. “But you blamed it solely on Joe Biden.”
The Thanksgiving Eve attack took place just blocks from the White House when Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the country during the Biden administration, reportedly executed National Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and left Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, fighting for his life. Quickly buried by America’s compromised media is the fact that just before the cowardly attack, the Muslim gunman cried out, “Allahu akbar!”
U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) also laid into Thompson.
“That was a murder that took place in DC,” Ogles insisted. “It was not an unfortunate incident. Those comments are f–king disrespectful. I expect better from the ranking member.”
Democrats LET a terrorist into our country. Now they REFUSE to call it a murder.
CORRUPTION. pic.twitter.com/jQYw5130Oa
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) December 11, 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded on social media to call Thompson’s characterization a “disgraceful thing to say.”
This is a disgraceful thing to say. https://t.co/gymTzoq2QN
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) December 11, 2025
Theo Wold, a former deputy assistant to President Trump, offered some perspective to remind social media users just how disgraceful the Democrat’s remarks were.
“Bennie Thompson was the Chairman of the January 6 Committee. According to him, a mostly peaceful protest was the greatest terrorist attack on American soil– worse than 9/11 and Pearl Harbor combined– but a murder in broad daylight against National Guardsmen by somebody who never should have been in our country in the first place was just an ‘unfortunate accident,” Wold posted on X.
Here’s a sampling of other responses to the story, as seen on the social media platform X:
“Allow me to axe my question”.
— Steadfast (@MaryForbes14) December 11, 2025
And he is a ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee? What an embarrassment….
— christine oak (@christineoak1) December 11, 2025
This is how Democrats think.
Congressman Bennie Thompson called the terrorist attack against National Guardsmen in DC an “unfortunate accident.”
THEY are the reason America is not secure.
THEY are the reason Americans are not safe.
THEY are the singular reason and must be…— JD Rucker (@JDRucker) December 11, 2025
Bennie Thompson calling the terrorist execution-style murder of two National Guardsmen an “unfortunate accident” is beyond disgraceful—it’s vile, anti-American trash.
You are a disgusting human being, sir.
We stand with our troops. Praying hard for Andrew’s full & speedy…
— Zaida Alicea (@zaida_alicea) December 11, 2025
Thompson needs to resign.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 11, 2025
@BennieGThompson is a disgusting piece of shit. “accident”?! Are you fucking kidding me!? An islamic terrorist shot our soldiers in the head while yelling alluh akbar. You need to resign, scumbag. @SecWar @Sec_Noem @SpeakerJohnson
— Jeff (@Jeff_Crawdaddy) December 11, 2025
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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