President Donald Trump provided an update on Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe’s condition during remarks to reporters aboard Air Force One, confirming the National Guard member remains in critical condition following last week’s shooting in Washington, DC.
Trump revealed he had spoken directly with Wolfe’s family about the ongoing medical crisis.
“Andrew is fighting for his life,” Trump told reporters.
The president described Wolfe’s parents as devastated by the incident but maintaining hope during the ordeal.
“His parents are unbelievably great people, highly religious people, and they’re praying,” Trump said.
He added that despite their anguish, Wolfe’s parents were maintaining a “positive” outlook as their son battles his injuries.
Trump also disclosed that he had contacted the family of Sarah Beckstrom, the second National Guard member involved in the shooting who did not survive her injuries.
The president said Beckstrom’s parents were “devastated” by the loss of their daughter.
“They can’t even believe it” that their daughter died, Trump stated, conveying the family’s shock and grief.
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Wolfe’s family has continued requesting prayers from the public as he fights for survival in critical condition, with no new medical updates released.
Staff Sergeant Wolfe began his military service in 2019 and was assigned to the Force Support Squadron of the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard.
West Virginia Representative Riley Moore explained that Wolfe’s decision to join the Guard stemmed from his desire to follow his father’s example of public service.
“His father is a deputy sheriff in the county next to mine and Andy wanted to follow in that footsteps and serve his nation as a National Guardsman,” Moore told Fox News.
Federal officials say the accused shooter, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, arrived in the United States through “Operation Allies Welcome” after the fall of Kabul in 2021, Resist the Mainstream previously reported.
Details confirmed by intelligence officials reveal that Lakanwal had previously worked alongside U.S. entities in Afghanistan, including the CIA, as part of a partner force in Kandahar.
He entered the U.S. within weeks of the withdrawal, when the administration was accelerating admissions of Afghan nationals connected to U.S. operations.
Following the attack, the White House launched a sharp rebuke against MS NOW correspondent Ken Dilanian over his remarks during breaking news coverage of a shooting.
Dilanian appeared on MS NOW during the network’s live coverage of the shooting and was questioned about the atmosphere in Washington D.C. following Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard earlier this year.
He soon acknowledged that the National Guard presence had become normalized in the capital, noting that the deployment was no longer viewed as controversial after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser publicly supported it.
Dilanian, however, then shifted his focus to broader political tensions across the nation.
“Of course, you know, there’s so much controversy happening in the United States right now with ICE, who are also wearing uniforms and wearing masks,” Dilanian told MS NOW anchor Katy Tur.
“And so there’s — you don’t know — people walking around with uniforms in an American city. There are some Americans that might object to that. And so apparently this shooting has happened.”
