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Before departing on Marine One to the Army-Navy football game in Baltimore, Trump said he is mourning the loss of those killed in the ambush.
He also told reporters that he blames ISIS for the attack.
He added that it's an attack on Syria and the United States, and Trump doesn't plan to sit idly by.
He did not specify how the U.S.
would retaliate, but Trump did say the three injured, quote, seemed to be doing pretty well.
Sage Miller, NPR News, the White House.
Trump called Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom a highly respected, young, magnificent person.
20-year-old Beckstrom volunteered to be on duty for Thanksgiving.
She was on patrol a few blocks from the White House when a gunman opened fire.
The gunman struck Beckstrom and 24-year-old Guardsman Andrew Wolf.
Trump says Wolf remains in critical condition and is fighting for his life.
Trump also says that he spoke with Beckstrom's family following the loss of their loved one.
From Palm Beach, Florida, Sage Miller, NPR News.
In the video, Trump called the shooting a crime against humanity.
Trump says the Department of Homeland Security is confident that the suspect in custody is from Afghanistan.
He went on to blame the Biden administration.
In response to the shooting, Trump has mobilized an additional 500 National Guard members to the nation's capital.
In West Palm Beach, Florida, Sage Miller, NPR News.