JD Vance spoke to CBS’ Margaret Brennan about his decision to suspend the Afghan refugee programme over concerns regarding vetting. Vance referenced Ahmad Tawhedi, who planned an election day terrorist attack in October. Brennan jumped in to say his “was a very particular case – it wasn’t clear if he was radicalized when he got here or while he was living here.” Vance hit back:
“I don’t really care, Margaret. I don’t want that person in my country and I think most Americans agree with me.”
The same realist philosophy that got Colombia to back down on US return flights within an hour last night. Lammy might want to take note…
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”