Trump invites families of two National Guard members shot in DC to White House, plans to honor soldiers

President Donald Trump said Sunday that helium spoke with the families of the 2 National Guardsmen changeable past week successful Washington, D.C. — telling the parents of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, who died from her injuries, and Andrew Wolfe, who is "fighting for his life," that helium wants to grant some soldiers astatine the White House.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the families of the West Virginia National Guardsmen were "devastated" pursuing the onslaught that unfolded conscionable blocks from the White House connected Wednesday.

"Andrew is warring for his life, and his parents are unbelievably large people, highly spiritual people," Trump said. "They're praying, and they privation everybody to commune for Andrew, and helium has a accidental to marque it."

Trump said helium discussed a White House sojourn with some families.

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File photograph of National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe who was changeable successful an onslaught successful Washington D.C., connected Nov. 26, 2025. Trump said Sunday that Wolfe is "fighting for his life." (Provided by Department of Justice)

"I said, ‘When you’re ready, due to the fact that that's a pugnacious thing, travel to the White House. We're going to grant Sarah,’" Trump told reporters. "And likewise with Andrew, retrieve oregon not."

File photograph of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom who was changeable successful an onslaught successful Washington D.C., connected Nov. 26, 2025. She aboriginal died of her injuries. (Provided by Department of Justice)

Beckstrom, a specializer successful the Army, and Wolfe, an Air Force unit sergeant, were among members of the West Virginia National Guard deployed to the D.C. country aft Trump signed an enforcement bid aiming to tackle transgression successful the metropolis earlier this year.

The suspected shooter is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national.

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Lakanwal had legally entered the United States in September 2021 nether Operation Allies Welcome, the Biden administration’s Afghan evacuation and resettlement program.

Emergency unit stitchery adjacent wherever 2 National Guard soldiers were changeable adjacent the White House connected Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Lakanwal faces charges of first-degree execution and 2 counts of battle with intent to termination portion armed. Attorney General Pam Bondi has said the Department of Justice intends to question the decease penalty.

Local vigils successful West Virginia person honored the 2 soldiers, including 1 Saturday evening astatine Webster County High School, wherever Beckstrom attended classes.

President Trump announced Thursday that National Guard subordinate Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, has died aft she and different guardsman were changeable successful Washington, D.C., connected Wednesday. (District of Columbia National Guard via X)

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey called Beckstrom a "favorite girl of Webster County" during the vigil, saying she had developed a estimation arsenic idiosyncratic with a large bosom who loved to service others.

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"She had a batch of kindness and she surely had courage," Morrisey told the crowd. "Though her beingness lasted acold excessively short, she has near a people that’s going to past forever."

Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan, Greg Norman and Madeleine Rivera, on with The Associated Press contributed to this report.