President Donald Trump revealed that one of many National Guardsmen who was shot in Washington, DC, on Wednesday is “combating for his life.”
When requested by a reporter on Sunday on Air Force One if he had spoken to the household of Andrew Wolfe, 24, one of many National Guardsmen who was shot, Trump mentioned he had “spoken to each households.” Trump additionally added that Wolfe’s “mother and father are unbelievably nice individuals” who need everybody to wish for his or her son.
“Have you spoken to Andrew Wolfe’s household, and might you give us an replace?” a reporter requested.
“I’ve spoken to each households,” Trump responded. “Well, I imply, I may give you an replace: they’re devastated. Does that make sense to you?”
“Of course,” the reporter responded, asking, “Can you give us an replace on Andrew Wolfe’s situation?”
Trump responded by sharing that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, one of many West Virginia National Guardsmen who was shot, is “now not with us.” On Thursday, Trump shared that Beckstrom had died.
“Andrew is combating for his life,” Trump added. “His mother and father are unbelievably nice individuals, extremely non secular individuals. And, they’re praying, they usually need everyone to wish for Andrew. He has an opportunity to make it.”
Trump continued to explain Wolfe’s mother and father as being “so constructive.”
As a results of the capturing, which led to 3 individuals being shot, the White House was positioned on lockdown, Breitbart News reported.
During a press convention on Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeannine Pirro recognized Beckstrom and Wolfe because the National Guardsmen who had been shot. Pirro additionally shared that that they had been sworn in lower than someday earlier than the assault on Wednesday.
Breitbart News reported that the suspect behind the assault was recognized as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan nationwide. Lakanwal was reported to have entered the United States below former President Joe Biden’s “Operation Allies Welcome” program.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe additionally revealed that Lakanwal had labored with the company “as a member of a accomplice drive in Kandahar, Afghanistan.”
