Trump celebrating Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago

President Trump celebrated Thanksgiving with his wife Melania at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago.

Mr. Trump played golf in the morning, and he and the first lady called on service members Thursday night.

Mr Trump and Melania attended annual turkey pardon At the White House on Tuesday, Waddle and Goble were given “full and unconditional pardons” before leaving on vacation.

There were two members of the National Guard on Wednesday night shot near the white house, victims identified As members of the West Virginia National Guard, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24. Both had been stationed in DC since August, and less than 24 hours earlier had been deputized to conduct presence patrols to maintain their positions.

President Trump told reporters Thursday night that Beckstrom died of his injuries at the hospital, and Wolfe is “fighting for his life.”

Earlier Thursday, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for D.C., said Wolfe was in critical condition after surgery.

A White House official told CBS News that Mr. Trump spoke with Beckstrom’s parents on Thursday night.

The shooting suspect has been identified as Rahmanullah LakanwalAn Afghan national who officials say was paroled to the US on September 8, 2021 under a Biden-era program for Afghan nationals called Operation Ally’s Welcome. The CIA confirmed Thursday that Lakanwal had worked with the CIA in Afghanistan.

The suspect was shot by another Guard member and taken into custody, authorities said. Authorities said Thursday that he had driven from Washington state to carry out the attack. The suspect is in critical condition, Mr Trump said on Thursday.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday An additional 500 members of the National Guard will be sent to D.C., joining the roughly 2,200 troops deployed there as of Sunday morning.

Mr Trump posted a video on social media on Wednesday night addressing the shooting, calling it “an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror. It was a crime against our entire country. It was a crime against humanity.”

Mr Trump also said the suspect had come to the US under a Biden-era program, and vowed to “re-vet every single alien entering our country from Afghanistan under Biden, and we must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here, or would benefit our country.”

“No country can afford that kind of risk to our country,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday, referring to the debate over Somali immigrants in Minnesota.