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Welcome to The Logoff: Two Nationwide Guard members had been shot in downtown Washington, DC, close to the White Home on Wednesday afternoon.
What do we all know? This can be a breaking information story, which suggests it’s nonetheless evolving in actual time, and early experiences typically become incorrect. With that caveat, right here’s what’s been reported to date:
How is the White Home responding? In a submit to Fact Social, Trump described the taking pictures suspect as an “animal” who will “pay a really steep value.” Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth additionally advised reporters Trump had requested 500 extra Nationwide Guard troops be deployed to town.
What’s the context? Nationwide Guard troops have been deployed in DC since August in what Trump has described as an effort to forestall crime within the metropolis; nevertheless, they’ve largely been centered on patrolling in high-visibility areas of DC and pursuing beautification efforts like trash pickup. A number of Republican-led states, together with West Virginia, deployed troops along with DC’s personal Nationwide Guard.
Issues about potential clashes within the metropolis had been excessive after the preliminary deployment, however till Wednesday, it had been peaceable.
After the taking pictures of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, issues about political violence within the US have additionally been rising — and, relying on what we study concerning the motives of the shooter, this may very well be one other flashpoint. But it surely’s far too quickly to say precisely what occurred right here or what would possibly occur subsequent.
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