President Donald Trump on Wednesday night described the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members by a suspect believed to be a 29-year-old Afghan national as a “heinous assault” and an act of evil, hatred and terror.
The two Guardsmen are in critical condition after what authorities described as a targeted, ambush-style attack. The suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakamal, was shot during the incident and is in custody with non-life-threatening injuries.
“It was a crime against our entire nation,” Trump said in a video address from West Palm Beach, Florida, where he is spending the Thanksgiving holiday. The address aired on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 free online streaming platform.
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