
2021 Afghan remarks haunt GOP lawmaker's Senate bid after DC Guard shooting
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Republican Kentucky lawmaker Rep. Andy Barr faces criticism for 2021 comments supporting Afghan immigration visas after footage goes viral following a D.C. shooting.
Many Afghans worked as interpreters, cultural advisors and offered other assistance to the U.S. during the Afghan war. Dozens of Republican lawmakers and leaders supported welcoming Afghan allies amid the withdrawal, while simultaneously stressing the need to vet the refugees, including then-former President Donald Trump.
Barr's 2026 Republican Senate opponent, Nate Morris, slammed him as having "blood on his hands" for his comments and previous support of a bill broadening special visas for Afghan refugees.
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