President Donald Trump berated a reporter who questioned his claims that the Biden administration improperly vetted Afghan nationals brought to the U.S. after the fall of Kabul in 2021.

The exchange came after news that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C., arrived in the U.S. under former President Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome scheme.

The female reporter asked Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday: “Your DOJ IG just reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and by the FBI of these Afghans who were brought into the U.S., so why do you blame the Biden administration?”

“Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?” Trump responded.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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