McCarthy accuses Biden admin of 'downplaying' Texas 'terrorist attack'

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused the Biden administration of "downplaying" a "terrorist attack within our borders" following a deadly hostage standoff at a Texas synagogue over the weekend.

"Over the past 48 hours, President Biden’s Justice Department has gone from denying the clear and religious, anti-Semitic implications of this attack to now backtracking to what we all already knew to be true," the California Republican said in a Tuesday statement, explaining the actions of the Biden administration’s response to the synagogue standoff.

The confrontation left the hostage-taker, a Muslim British immigrant named Malik Faisal Akram, dead, and several hostages unharmed.

According to McCarthy’s statement, the Biden administration needs to explain:

* Why were Biden officials downplaying terrorist attacks within our borders?

* Why did the FBI initially disregard the role antisemitism played in this hostage situation?

* What indications were missed in the lead-up to this attack because resources were redirected to other areas?

* How was it that someone with an apparent criminal record and suspicious travel history was allowed into the United States to begin with?

McCarthy called on the administration to "answer" for how this case has "already been mishandled" and "provide a clear strategy on how they plan to continue to investigate the outstanding terror thr... (Read more)

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