The US President says a second member of the National Guard is ‘fighting for his life’ after the attack a day earlier in Washington DC.
United States President Donald Trump said one of two National Guard soldiers killed near the White House a day earlier has died, while the other soldier is “fighting for his life”.
Trump said Thursday evening that West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom died of her wounds following a double shooting Wednesday a short distance from the White House.
The president praised Beckstrom as a “highly respected, young, brilliant man” and said the second member of the National Guard targeted in the gun attack was in critical condition.
“They’re in a very bad situation,” Trump said while addressing the troops in a video call on the US Thanksgiving holiday.
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