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The shooting occurred around 2:15 p.m. local time, just over a kilometer from the White House, which was closed in a state of emergency.
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Two soldiers from the National Guard They meet In critical condition After it was Shooting near the White HouseAs the US President confirmed. Donald Trump. The police were informed of this There is a suspect in custody.
The shooting occurred around 2:15 p.m. local time on the corner of 17th Street and I Street, just over a kilometer from the White House, which was closed in case of emergency.
“The animal that shot two National Guard members, both of whom were seriously injured and are now in separate hospitals, was also seriously injured, but will still pay a very heavy price,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website.
:spinning_light:now | Shooting in Washington :us:
Warning: National Guard soldiers opened fire near the White House.
:pointing_towards_the_right: At least three casualties have been reported. The shooter is reportedly still at large.
:police_car_in_opposite_direction: They closed the area surrounding the White House and evacuated all employees… pic.twitter.com/w2zCEhnmhv
— DNewsOK (@DNewsOK) November 26, 2025
He added, “May God bless our great National Guard and all of our armed forces and law enforcement. They are truly exceptional people.” The president, who is at his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, for the long Thanksgiving weekend.
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National Guard forces from several states They have been deployed since mid-August in Washington It was ordered by Trump as part of his offensive against crime under the pretext of reducing violent crime, addressing the presence of homeless people and enhancing security in the capital.
First he was the Democratic mayor of D.C Muriel Bowser opposed the publicationClaiming that local police had achieved a reduction in homicides, Trump then praised the local government, asserting that it had decided to cooperate with federal forces.
Over time, this controversial strategy spread to other cities in the country, such as Los Angeles or Memphis, especially those with democratic governments that the president accuses of being “soft” on crime, which generated strong political and legal tensions about the limits of the country’s president’s authority.
next to, Trump has authorized or planned deployments in Chicago and Portland, cWith orders to send several hundred troops as part of his offensive against crime and against protests against his immigration policy.
Various actors, from municipal authorities to federal courts, have questioned the legality and appropriateness of keeping the National Guard deployed for an extended period, warning of the risk of internal military “occupation” and its impact on the civil rights and autonomy of affected cities.
In fact, several federal courts have halted or restricted some of these plans in several jurisdictions.
in Los AngelesA judge declared the deployment as intended illegal and banned the soldiers from performing direct police duties.
in Portlanda federal judge permanently blocked the sending of National Guard troops, and in chicago Another judge issued a precautionary order preventing, at least temporarily, the militarization of the city by this body.
Recently, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered a halt to the deployment of the National Guard in D.C., giving the Trump administration a deadline to appeal.