Kristi Noem stammered when confronted on air Sunday with the fact that the suspected National Guard shooter’s asylum request was approved under the Trump administration.

The Homeland Security secretary, dubbed “ICE Barbie” over her penchant for cosplaying as an immigration official, deflected when asked on NBC’s Meet the Press whether the Trump administration vetted Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, before approving his request for asylum from Afghanistan earlier this year.

“Vetting is... Vetting is...Vetting is happening when they come into the country, and that was completely abandoned under Joe Biden’s administration,” Noem said.

Lakanwal is accused of firing on two members of the National Guard near the White House on Wednesday. One of the victims, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, has since die

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