Fox News host attempts to make connection between immigration and New Orleans attack
Jessica Tarlov: “That's obviously not what happened here”
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From the January 2, 2025, edition of Fox News' The Five
KENNEDY (HOST): So, tell me, what are your thoughts on the perpetrator? You know, he ranted about going after his family and then he does something like this, and then we're hearing about hundreds, maybe thousands of people associated with, you know, groups from ISIS-K to Al-Shabaab in this country illegally, potentially gotaways we don't even know about.
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JESSICA TARLOV (HOST): There are two stories being told about this perpetrator. One that, you know, people who took a moment to actually think about it and to get more information are telling, which is that this was a homegrown American terrorist. This is an American, raised in Texas who served in the United States military. And then there is another narrative that is being boosted by people who want to make a case about open borders, that this is someone who, you know, flew through Eagle Pass, drove to New Orleans and tried to kill a bunch of people. That's obviously not what happened here. But Secretary Mayorkas was on in the last hour with Sandra, talking about this real threat of homegrown terrorism, and I understand that we need to obviously be careful about our border and that there are people who may have crossed over with ISIS sympathies.