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The two National Guard soldiers who were hit by gunfire near the White House on Wednesday, November 26, were in a “critical condition”said Kash Patel, the FBI director, during a news conference, contradicting the governor who announced the deaths of the two men. Patrick Morrisey, governor of the state of West Virginia, immediately retracted his statement, saying he had done so “conflicting information” on their health condition. “NWe will keep you updated on the situation when we have more complete information.”he wrote in X, where it came from.
“The shooting was targeted”. “What we know (…) is that the shooting was targeted. It appears that someone targeted these national guardsmen. This person was arrested”said Muriel Bowser, the Democratic mayor of Washington, in the same news conference as the FBI chief.
Pentagon chief announces deployment of 500 more troops. “This only strengthens our resolve to make Washington a safe place.” said Pete Hegseth, who was traveling to the Dominican Republic, making the announcement. The new deployment will bring the reserve corps stationed in the city to more than 2,500.
The suspect “will pay dearly.” Donald Trump said on his Truth Social network that the shooter was the shooter “seriously injured” but that’s it “will pay very dearly” his actions. AFP journalists saw, two blocks from the White House, a person in military uniform being evacuated on a stretcher.
