Blaine Holt to Newsmax: Vetting Failures Demand ‘Season of Accountability’

The U.S. must begin a “season of accountability” over immigration and vetting failures that contributed to the shootings of National Guard soldiers Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe in Washington, D.C., last week, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Sunday. 

Holt also said on Newsmax’s “Sunday Report” that President Donald Trump is correct in pausing immigration from high-risk regions of the world while the government reassesses who is allowed into America, including from China.

“This is a good step in tightening this up,” Holt said. 

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