🇺🇸 Trump Addresses Nation After DC Terror Attack

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President Donald Trump delivered an urgent address to the nation on Wednesday night after two West Virginia National Guard soldiers were shot in downtown Washington, D.C., in what authorities say was a targeted attack by an Afghan national who entered the U.S. during the Biden-era withdrawal.

Trump confirmed both Guardsmen remain in critical condition and vowed the attacker would “pay the steepest possible price.” He blasted the prior administration’s mass admission of unvetted Afghan migrants, calling the shooting “a crime against humanity” and “the single greatest national security threat facing our nation.”

The president announced that 500 additional National Guard troops will deploy to the capital as the investigation continues and the soldiers fight for their lives.

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President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday after three people were shot near the White House, including two National Guardsmen from West Virginia who remain in critical condition. The suspect, an Afghan national brought into the country under Biden's botched 2021 withdrawal, has been identified and Trump called the attack "a crime against our nation" while pledging the "animal" responsible will face justice.

In better news, a Georgia judge dismissed the election interference case against Trump on Wednesday morning after the new prosecutor determined the alleged criminal conduct amounted to more of a federal rather than state case. Fourteen other defendants including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows still face charges, but Trump's lead attorney in Georgia celebrated the end of what he called political persecution by disqualified DA Fani Willis.

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🔔 Trump Addresses Nation After DC Terror Attack 🔔

President Trump delivered a solemn address to the nation Wednesday after an Afghan national shot two National Guardsmen near the White House in what the President called "an act of evil and act of hatred and an act of terror." The suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the United States on September 8, 2021, through Biden's "Operation Allies Welcome" in the chaotic aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

Trump said the Department of Homeland Security is confident Lakanwal is a foreigner from Afghanistan who was flown in by the Biden administration with nobody knowing who was coming in or anything about his background. His status was extended by legislation signed by Biden, and his permission to remain in the country expired in September, meaning he has been in the country illegally since then. The attack occurred outside the entrance of the Farragut West Metro Station, just blocks northwest of the White House, around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

The suspect reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" at some point during the attack and began his assault with a revolver containing only four rounds. He waited for the guardsmen to turn the corner before opening fire, managing to hit a female Guard member in the chest. He then approached her, took her weapon, and shot her point-blank in the head. Using the female Guard member's firearm, the suspect continued shooting at other guardsmen, hitting one in the neck, until a third guard engaged and subdued him.

Both West Virginia National Guardsmen are reported to be in critical condition, while the suspect's wounds are not believed to be life-threatening. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called the act "cowardly," adding that it will "only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington D.C. safe and beautiful." The shooting led to a lockdown at the White House as authorities took the suspect into custody.

Trump announced his administration will "reexamine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan" under Biden and will take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here or add benefit to the country. Trump declared, "If they can't love our country, we don't want 'em." He noted that Biden's administration let in 20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners from all over the world, from places Americans don't want to even know about, adding that no country can tolerate such a risk to survival.

Shortly after Trump's remarks, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced an indefinite stop to immigration requests from Afghan nationals pending further review of security and vetting protocols. Trump said, "This attack underscores the single greatest national security threat facing our nation," referring to the last administration's failure to properly vet incoming foreigners.

The attack immediately became politicized as some corners of the left began casting blame on Trump for deploying National Guard troops to Washington in the first place. Jane Mayer wrote that the guardsmen "should never have been deployed" and that they were there "for political show." YouTuber Keith Edwards claimed that "if not for Trump's illegal deployment of the national guard for a non-emergency, they'd be fine."

Political commenter Brian Krassenstein argued that Trump "fabricated a need" for the troops and that they were scattered across D.C. "doing nothing but standing around and picking up trash" on the taxpayers' dime because Trump wanted a political photo-op. Wajahat Ali wrote that "National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC." These comments came despite the fact that the attacker was a Biden-era illegal immigrant who targeted American servicemembers in an act of terrorism.

Senator Mark Kelly received criticism for his social media post expressing he was "thinking of the families" of the two West Virginia National Guardsmen after he and several other Democrats released a video encouraging military members to disobey Trump's orders. Kelly called the shooting "horrific" and thanked first responders for bringing a suspect into custody, but critics pointed out the timing given his recent video. Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Senator Tammy Duckworth, and Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the "No Troops in Our Streets Act" as part of an effort to apply limits on the Trump administration's ability to deploy the National Guard into American communities.

Podcaster Tim Pool wrote that "Democrats and liberal pundits have been claiming the Trump deployment order is illegal since they were deployed. Then y’all went out and said 'you must defy illegal orders.' These guardsmen were targeted." Kenny Cody said Kelly has "blood on your hands," while Jack Posobiec wrote "Resign in disgrace." Former Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters wrote, "Maybe you shouldn't have made a video falsely implying that the President is giving unlawful orders to the military (he's not) and encouraging people to resist."

The attack comes as a left-wing group called Win Without War has been putting up billboards in high-crime cities where Trump deployed the National Guard, telling military service members that deployment is not what they "signed up for" and encouraging them to refuse "unlawful orders." The organization launched its billboard campaign in September in Washington D.C. before expanding to Chicago, Memphis, and military bases Ft. Bragg and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. One billboard asks, "Did you go airborne just to pull security for ICE?" before directing people to a website.

The website instructs service members to get the organization's "resources" on personal devices using ProtonMail, Signal, and a virtual private network for encrypted access, with resources including veteran legal organizations aimed at sharing "guidance on refusing illegal orders." Social media users drew similarities from the billboards to the recent video made by Democrat senators and representatives telling service members to refuse illegal orders from the Trump administration. The coordinated campaign against military loyalty to the commander-in-chief has created an environment where servicemembers face pressure from multiple directions to disobey lawful orders, making Wednesday's terrorist attack all the more tragic and preventable.

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🎓 Northwestern University is finalizing a settlement with the White House that would see the Chicago-based school paying a $75 million fine, which would allow Northwestern to regain hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. Northwestern faced criticism for inadequately addressing antisemitism on campus, and University President Michael Schill announced his resignation in September. Earlier this year, the Trump administration froze $790 million in research funding for the school, which was forced to eliminate 425 jobs. Other universities have paid large settlements to the White House, including Columbia University paying $200 million while Brown University agreed to spend $50 million on state workforce programs.

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