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Trump Says Wounded Guardsman Has Stood Up Two Weeks After White House Area Shooting

Officials label the shooting an act of terror to set up a death-penalty case.

Overview

  • The surviving National Guardsman remains unable to speak after a head wound, according to Trump's account of a call with the man's mother.
  • The suspected gunman, a 29-year-old reported to be from Afghanistan, was shot during his arrest and is hospitalized as doctors work to keep him alive, Trump said.
  • President Trump and Justice Secretary Pam Bondi say they will seek the death penalty in the case.
  • The government has paused asylum decisions nationwide, and the State Department has stopped issuing visas to travelers holding Afghan passports.
  • U.S. media report the suspect entered the country in 2021 and was granted asylum in 2025 after Trump's inauguration.