Vice-presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) slammed the Biden-Harris administration for agreeing to a plea deal with three al-Qaeda terrorists who were responsible for the horrific September 11, 2001, terror attack.
In a statement to the New York Post on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Office of Military Commissions (OMC) confirmed that it had cut pre-trial agreements with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi — who were all being held at Guantanamo Bay prison since 2003.
Chief OMC prosecutor Rear Adm. Aaron C. Rugh sent a letter to the families of 9/11 victims that left many outraged.
“In exchange for removal of the death penalty as a possible punishment, these three Accused have agreed to plead guilty to all of the charged offenses, including the murder of the 2,976 people listed in the charge sheet,” the letter read, in part.
The outrage spread beyond just the victims’ families, as many Americans were also angered by the plea deals — especially those who fought in the wars that began following 9/11, like JD Vance, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Speaking at a campaign stop in Glendale, Arizona, Vance slammed the Biden-Harris administration for agreeing to the plea deals — though he misidentified the Department of Justice as the prosecuting agency.
“Just today, I heard that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice cut a deal with al-Qaeda terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to avoid the death penalty,” the vice-presidential candidate stated. “As someone who enlisted in the Marines to serve after 9/11, that is ridiculous, but it’s not surprising.”
Vance then called out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, by name — pointing out that the Biden administration refused to be lenient on peaceful January 6 protesters but is willing to grant leniency to actual al-Qaeda terrorists.
“Just think about the point that we’ve gotten to: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have weaponized the Department of Justice to go after their political opponents, but they’re cutting a sweetheart deal with 9/11 terrorists,” he said.
“We need a president who kills terrorists, not negotiates with them,” Vance added.
'SLAP IN THE FACE': @JDVance rips Biden admin for "sweetheart" deal with terrorists, vows to end "coddling." The Republican vice presidential candidate argues why the decision was "ridiculous, but not surprising." https://t.co/C002lHOYPR pic.twitter.com/SejnHYO1d1
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The vice-presidential candidate later called out Harris for pandering to an audience in Atlanta on Tuesday, pointing out that she used a fake southern accent while talking to the campaign rally crowd.
Kamala unveils a new accent in Atlanta:
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“Kamala Harris is a phony who caters to whatever audience is in front of her,” Vance said, referencing Harris’s “fake southern accent.”
“Now, what the hell is that all about? Kamala Harris grew up in Canada. They don’t talk like that in Vancouver or Quebec or wherever she came from. Doesn’t matter,” he continued. “It’s the same new liberal policies, but a different accent [depending on] whoever she’s talking to.”
Senator @JDVance: "She went down to Georgia and started talking with a fake, southern accent…Kamala Harris grew up in Canada! They don't like that in Vancouver or Quebec…on Nov 5 she can go back to her San Francisco accent because we are going to send her packing."🔥 pic.twitter.com/xQAnRAHkmq
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