Nancy Mace seeks death for Afghan man who shot National Guardsmen: ‘He doesn't deserve to live'

Nancy Mace says the Afghan suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, should get a harsh punishment
Nancy Mace told Fox News anchor Kevin Corke that the Afghan suspect 'doesn’t deserve to live' (Getty Images)
Nancy Mace told Fox News anchor Kevin Corke that the Afghan suspect 'doesn’t deserve to live' (Getty Images)


CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: The shooting of two National Guard members at the White House has rocked the nation, with President Donald Trump strongly condemning the heinous attack.

Even Vice President JD Vance and others have criticized the horrendous incident. Now, Representative Nancy Mace has spoken out, demanding the execution of the Afghan national.

She further blamed the “disastrous” policies of Joe Biden for creating the conditions that led to the tragedy. Her comments came less than 24 hours after the shocking attack.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 17: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Nancy Mace says Afghan suspect doesn’t deserve to live and should receive harsh punishment

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after meeting with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall on the ongoing response to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the Oval Office of the White House on September 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. The President has said he plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday as authorities face challenges delivering supplies to isolated, flood-ravaged areas in the Southeastern United States as the death toll from Hurricane Helene tops 100. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Joe Biden speaks after meeting with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall on the ongoing response to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene  (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

During a Fox News interview with anchor Kevin Corke, the South Carolina Republican said she wants severe action against Rahmanullah Lakanwal. “I hope that the (Justice Department) and the judge in this case will put this terrorist down.”

“He doesn’t deserve to live,” she added.

Mace criticized broader immigration policies of the former president, particularly decisions made during the Afghanistan withdrawal. “What we’re learning now is that the devastating withdrawal from Afghanistan has had devastating consequences,” Mace said. 

“We’ve learned after the withdrawal that the Biden administration didn’t fully vet the individuals that were coming from Afghanistan over here to the United States.” She went further, warning that “hundreds” of additional “potential terrorists” may have entered the country under Biden.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Members of law enforcement, including the U.S. Secret Service and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, respond to a shooting near the White House on November 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House Wednesday afternoon in what authorities are calling a targeted shooting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Members of law enforcement, including the US Secret Service and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, respond to a shooting near the White House on November 26, 2025, in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“I believe that the vetting was very loose. We know on our southern border during the Biden administration, we had a number - hundreds of potential terrorists that came across the southern border into the United States,” she said.

“We know that there are terrorist cells all across the country waiting to act, we don’t know when.”

National Guard shooting prompts Trump to ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ 



On Thursday, November 27, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he planned a “permanent pause” on migration, saying it was necessary to help the US system “fully recover.” He also declared that all federal benefits and subsidies for noncitizens would be eliminated.

"End all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any foreign national who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization," he added.

"These goals aim to achieve a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for - you won’t be here for long!" he concluded. 

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