Trump says Afghan man shot two soldiers near White House
Summary
President Trump labelled the shooting near the White House by an Afghan man as an act of terror, linking it to immigration and his military deployment policies. Two National Guard soldiers were critically injured in the attack.
Key Points
- An Afghan man who fled the Taliban is the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House.
- President Donald Trump called the shooting an act of terror and linked it to immigration and his military policies.
- The suspect arrived in the US in 2021 during the evacuation flights after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services halted processing immigration requests related to Afghan nationals pending security reviews.
