Gov. DeSantis blasts screening of foreign soldiers who train in U.S.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday blasted the vetting process for training foreign military members on U.S. bases, after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant killed three people in a shooting rampage at a Navy base in Pensacola Friday.
"You have foreign military personnel coming to our base; they should not be doing that if they hate our country. He had a major social media trail. This guy was somebody who, you know, just had a deep-seeded hatred for the United States, and that was pretty clear from that. And obviously, the fact that he would do something like this. My view is, you know, for us to be bringing in these foreign nationals, you have to take precautions to protect the country, and the fact of the matter is bringing in people from Saudi Arabia, you need to be on guard on that."
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said he asked the Pentagon to review the screening procedures for foreign soldiers who come to the U.S. to train.
But he also stressed those programs are "very important" to U.S. national security.
Along with the review for screening foreign soldiers, Esper said he instructed his top U.S. defense officials to ensure all American military installations were secure from any possible additional attacks.
