White House defends Trump after Democrat blames him for DC National Guard attack

White House Spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended Donald Trump and said that 'unvetted criminals' entered due to Joe Biden’s 'dangerous policies'
PUBLISHED NOV 29, 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson slammed Debbie Wasserman Schultz over comments about Donald Trump (Getty Images)
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson slammed Debbie Wasserman Schultz over comments about Donald Trump (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: The White House responded to Florida representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Saturday, November 29, after she blamed President Donald Trump for the recent attack on two members of the National Guard in Washington.

Spokesperson Abigail Jackson told The New York Post that the Democrats should join them and help protect the American people instead of placing blame on Trump for a “mess made by the Biden Administration.”

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Abigail Jackson says Biden’s policies ‘allowed’ criminals to enter

Jackson called the suspected attacker, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an “animal” and said that he would never have been in America if it were not for Joe Biden’s “dangerous policies.”

“Which allowed countless unvetted criminals to invade our country and harm the American people,” she added. 

Jackson further said the Trump administration was taking every possible measure “in the face of unrelenting Democrat opposition” to get such people out of America and clean up the mess that was created under Joe Biden’s presidency

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz condemned President Trump (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz condemned President Trump (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's criticism of Donald Trump

During a CNN appearance on Friday, Debbie Wasserman Schultz criticized Donald Trump for deploying the National Guard in cities. She said that the president looked “everywhere” but inward and claimed that he should blame his own policies.

She put forth the question of whether anyone would fly across the country to target law enforcement officers in Washington, DC, and said that the answer was “likely no.”

Schultz also wondered why the president had not thought of reconsidering deploying military troops in the nation’s capital or any other city.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 10: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on October 10, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan is considered a key battleground state in the upcoming presidential election, holding 15 electoral votes. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on October 10, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Criticizing the move further, Schultz she said they had not coordinated closely with the cities’ leaders. 

“And when we have law enforcement that are quite capable of handling the criminal justice issues that are — that we need law enforcement to focus on, and not our military,” she said.

While Schultz agreed that America needed proper and tighter vetting processes, she said that it was “pretty disgusting” how it was “never the president’s fault or his policies when it comes to his reaction.”

Donald Trump arrives at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Donald Trump arrives at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The Florida representative further criticized Trump’s statements about reviewing Green Card holders from “19 countries of concern.”

She said that Trump had stopped immigrants from certain countries and claimed he made inaccurate generalizations about countries. She also alleged that not every individual should be assumed to be dangerous to be admitted into America.

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