Let’s talk about a promise. It’s the simple, sacred promise a nation makes to the young men and women who swear an oath to defend it. They pledge their lives for our freedom, and we promise to honor them by keeping the homeland they serve secure. Simple, right? You’d think so.

But that promise is terrifyingly easy to break. It isn’t shattered by enemy armies on foreign soil, but by boneheaded policies cooked up right here at home. When leaders decide political theater is more important than national security, when they embrace dangerously naive ideas that fling our borders wide open, they aren’t just failing. They’re committing an act of betrayal.

The devastating consequences of that betrayal just exploded in the heart of our nation’s capital.

From ‘Breitbart News’:

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of attacking two National Guardsmen shot in the nation’s capital the day before Thanksgiving…

The suspected shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who is from Afghanistan and entered the United States under former President Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome in September 2021 after the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, opened fire on the Guardsmen near the Farragut West Metro Station, just blocks northwest of the White House, at around 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time, Pirro said.

🚨 AG PAM BONDI IS ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS:

“If either of these two heroes dies from this Afghan savage’s bullets, we are pursuing the DE@TH PENALTY.”

He should receive that sentence either way, SWIFTLY AND PUBLICLY!
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— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 27, 2025

Following this heinous attack on our own, Attorney General Pam Bondi made it clear that justice would be swift and severe. After the gut-wrenching news from the father of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom that “It’s not going to be a recovery,” the path forward was set in stone. “We will do everything in our power to seek the death penalty against that monster who should not have been in our country,” Bondi vowed, channeling the fury of a nation.

Beckstrom and her fellow Guardsman, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe of West Virginia, had been in the service for less than 24 hours before the ambush. They were the best of us, and they were struck down by a catastrophic failure of policy.

The Bitter Fruit of a Botched Policy

Let’s not mince words here. This was no random tragedy. This was the entirely predictable result of the previous administration’s jaw-dropping incompetence. The suspect was a direct import from the Biden administration’s bungled Afghanistan withdrawal, ushered into America under the absurdly named “Operation Allies Welcome.”

That program wasn’t a rescue mission; it was a masterclass in dereliction of duty, and the tuition was paid in American blood. It prioritized hasty optics over the safety of the American people, airlifting thousands of unvetted strangers and dropping them into our communities. Well, the bill for that recklessness just came due. In cash. Right in our nation’s capital.

AG Bondi hit the nail on the head: this “monster” never, ever should have been here.

A Stark Contrast in Justice

The difference between the victims and their attacker is a chasm of good versus evil. On one side, two young patriots from the American heartland, answering the call to serve. On the other, a foreign national who repaid our nation’s welcome with a hail of bullets. Thankfully, the current administration sees this with perfect moral clarity.

There’s a new sheriff in town, and the days of coddling criminals and making pathetic excuses for evil are over. U.S. Attorney Jeannine Pirro has already confirmed that what started as assault charges will become first-degree murder charges. President Donald Trump rightly called this atrocity a “crime against our entire nation,” echoing the sentiment of millions of horrified citizens.

This powerful, decisive response is the antidote to the weakness that allowed this threat to metastasize on our soil. It’s a return to the fundamental principle that a government’s first and most important job is to protect its own people—especially those who wear the uniform.

The sacred promise was broken by the foolishness of the past, leaving a wound that will never heal for the families of these two American heroes. But while we mourn this unforgivable loss, we can take solace in one thing: justice is coming. Thankfully, the adults are back in charge, and they believe in justice—not excuses.

Key Takeaways

• The D.C. shooting was a direct result of Biden’s failed Afghan withdrawal.
• Two young National Guardsmen were ambushed just one day after their swearing-in.
• The Trump administration’s DOJ is seeking the death penalty, restoring real justice.
• National security must always come before reckless, open-door immigration policies.

Sources: Breitbart