Guinta: The President Can't Hide the Truth About Radical Islam

MANCHESTER, NH – In the wake of the latest update from federal officials in the Orlando terrorist attack, the release of transcripts from the terrorist's 911 call, U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-NH, called on the administration to get serious about being honest with the public and the incident.

“The President believes we can defeat radical Islam by simply striking references from the public record," he said. "Word games are no substitute for a real strategy, and widespread outcry forced the Administration to retreat from its refusal to tell the truth about last week’s attack, which Granite Staters recognize for what it was: the Administration’s latest failure to keep civilians safe."

Federal officials, at first, released a redacted version of the transcript, omitting the terrorist oath of allegiance to ISIS and all references to the terrorist group. Many civil libertarians and right-to-know advocates have called on the full audio to be released. Guinta said the federal government needed to be straight with the American people and they could handle it.

"We deserve the truth about Islamic terror," he said. "Our troops in the field, fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq, deserve more honesty from their Commander-in-Chief. Wishing away the problem only puts Americans in greater danger."

Guinta, according to a press statement, voted for the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, directing more resources to the Global War on Terror. He speaks frequently at deployments of the New Hampshire Army National Guard, whose 197th Field Artillery Brigade and 197th Field Artillery Regiment recently deployed to undisclosed locations in the Middle East.