Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., on Friday urged President Donald Trump to focus on the victims of Wednesday’s deadly attack on National Guard soldiers in Washington rather than pursue sweeping immigration actions.
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting near the White House. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died.
The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the United States in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, officials said. That Biden administration program evacuated and resettled tens of thousands of Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from the country.
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