Donald Trump announced on Thursday that 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom died in the hospital — a National Guard soldier shot the day before in Washington. Andrew Wolfe, 24, was also seriously injured in the attack carried out by a 29-year-old Afghan citizen.
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What actions did Donald Trump announce after the attack in Washington?
Who died in the shooting in Washington?
What is Donald Trump planning on immigration?
Who is the alleged perpetrator of the attack in Washington?
“Even despite technological progress, immigration policies have undermined these gains and the living conditions of many. I will permanently halt migration from all third world countries to allow the US system to fully rebuild, ending all millions of illegal admissions [migrantów] Biden and I will remove anyone who does not add value to the United States or is unable to love our country,” the US president said on his Truth Social platform on the night from Thursday to Friday.
Trump stressed that he would end all federal benefits and subsidies for non-US citizens. “I will deprive citizens of migrants who undermine internal peace and deport any foreigner who constitutes a public nuisancea threat to security or is incompatible with Western civilization,” the American leader added.
As Trump indicated, “these goals will be pursued to significantly reduce the number of illegal and destructive populations.” In another entry the US president stated that “the refugee burden is the main cause of social dysfunction in America”, arguing that “hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees have completely overrun the once great state of Minnesota.”
Shots fired near the White House
Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot on Wednesday near the White House in Washington. Guardsmen were sent to the capital from West Virginia as part of Trump's crackdown on crime. About 2.2 thousand Guardsmen from various states were sent by Trump to Washington. On Wednesday, the leader announced the dispatch of another 500 soldiers to the city.
According to the services, the person suspected of attacking the soldiers is 29-year-old Afghan Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to the United States in 2021 as part of the Allies Welcome program for collaborators of the American army in Afghanistan. CNN, citing sources, reported that the alleged perpetrator applied for asylum in 2024 and received it at the beginning of this year.
