By Jim Mishler
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt stated in an interview that the ambush shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House required the CIA to provide explanations. He mentioned that the alleged gunman ” wasn’t properly vetted,” and the CIA has a lot of explaining to do. He emphasized that the underpinnings go further than that, stating, “[CIA Director] John Ratcliffe’s got more explaining to do.”
Holt connected the Washington, D.C., shooting to a recent video released by Democrats, including Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a former CIA operative, who told military service members to ignore “illegal” orders from the Trump administration. He questioned why Ratcliffe does not have operational control of the CIA and why we are watching elected officials with CIA stink on them invoke and try to stoke insurrection.
He expressed concerns about the potential damage of that video, stating, “I’m concerned about these seditious remarks because we’re going to see escalation.” He believed that this psychopath got inspired by those types of things and added, “That’s with the billboards that are going up now. And that’s with the Dearborn, Michigan, Islamic extremists calling for a revolution against our military all over the place on social media,” Holt said.
“So it’s getting worse. And my words to the Trump administration: If you’re in a position of responsibility, you better get on this right now.” There are still many questions surrounding the Wednesday ambush shooting of two West Virginia National Guard soldiers on duty in the nation’s capital, only blocks from the White House. Both required emergency surgeries and were last reported to be in critical condition. The father of one said in a phone interview that he was holding his daughter’s hand while saying he did not expect her to recover from the grave wounds.
The alleged shooter is an Afghan national who was allowed entry into the U.S. during the administration of former President Joe Biden. Investigators said the man drove about 2,700 miles from his residence near the West Coast to Washington, D.C., to carry out his attack. President Donald Trump called the ambush “heinous” and an attack on America. Trump has ordered a review of asylum immigration cases handled by the Biden administration, along with scrutiny of green cards issued to people allowed entry to the U.S. from 19 nations.
