Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance slammed the plea deal taken by three terrorists behind the Sept. 11 terror attacks awaiting trial in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, during a campaign speech in Glendale, Arizona. Vance criticized the Biden-Harris Department of Justice for cutting a deal with al-Qaeda terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to avoid the death penalty.
The Department of Defense announced pretrial agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. Vance called out the Biden-Harris administration for being a “disaster for our country all over the world” and emphasized the need for a president who “kills terrorists, not negotiates with them.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson also condemned the prosecutors’ decision, stating that the plea deal was a “slap in the face” to the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The terms and conditions of the plea deals were not disclosed, but the terror suspects will be spared the death penalty.
The defendants are accused of providing support to the 19 terrorists who carried out the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people. Loved ones of the victims expressed outrage upon hearing news of the deal. President Biden had previously rejected a plea deal that would have excused the 9/11 architects and co-conspirators from potentially facing the death penalty.
The terrorists are set to be sentenced in Guantánamo Bay on Aug. 5. Vance also criticized the Biden-Harris administration for allegedly coddling dictators, citing the recent re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which is widely believed to have been fraudulent.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on the plea deal.
