Trump blames the Biden administration for the shooting of the two National Guard soldiers

WashingtonThe suspected shooter of Wednesday's attack on two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., turned out to be a 29-year-old Afghan man who arrived in the country in 2021. Donald Trump seized the opportunity to once again attack his predecessor, Joe Biden. "He was flown in by the Biden administration in September 2021 on those infamous flights everyone was talking about. Nobody knew who was coming. Nobody knew anything. His status was extended under legislation signed by President Biden, a disastrous president, the worst in the history of our country," he said in a Thanksgiving video. Both the soldiers and the man who shot them are in critical condition.

"This attack highlights the greatest national security threat facing our country. The last administration allowed 20 million unknown and unverified aliens from all over the world to enter, from places I wouldn't even want to know about myself. No country can tolerate that risk."

The shooting comes days after the Trump administration announced it planned to review refugee status granted during the Biden administration, and after the government announced it plans to reduce the maximum number of refugee statuses it will grant next year to 7,500, prioritizing whites from South Africa.

The suspected perpetrator, who is in police custody, is not cooperating, according to the FBI, and the motives for the attack that left the two reservists in critical condition are still unknown. Last week, a federal judge declared the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., illegal. The Guard had been patrolling the capital's streets since mid-August. Despite the judge's order to withdraw the troops, they remained on active duty. Following the attack, Trump ordered the deployment of an additional 500 troops, according to an announcement by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. On Wednesday afternoon, Thanksgiving Eve, there was a moment of confusion after West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey reported that two reservists who were part of the National Guard had been killed. An hour later, Morrisey corrected himself, stating that they were still alive. The shooting occurred at the intersection of 17th and I Streets, on one of the corners of Farragut Square, just a few meters from the White House. "The animal that shot the two National Guard members, both in critical condition and now in two different hospitals, is also seriously injured, but will nevertheless pay a very high price," the president told Truth Social.