Sarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard troops shot in Washington DC on Wednesday, has died, Donald Trump said on Thursday.
Beckstrom, 20, was one of two members of the national guards shot near the White House in a targeted attack. The other member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still fighting for his life, according to the president.
Beckstrom’s father had told the New York Times in a phone call earlier in the day that his daughter was unlikely to recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.”
Both Beckstrom and Wolfe belonged to the West Virginia National Guard, which deployed hundreds of troops to Washington as part of Trump’s crime-fighting mission in the capital.
Deployed on a bogus mission just to have this outcome. Ordered by a felon rapist president, who found bone spurs when it came time for his duty. He should also be sitting in a prison cell due to his insurrection activities. Instead, he gets to send youngsters to die for nothing.
He should have been put in front of a firing squad when he and Epstein raped a 13 year old girl. Then this would have never happened. Stolen justice.
I wonder in 20, 50, 100 years, how this will be taught in history class. If the truth will be told or if he will be remembered as the MAGA superstar that some people still believe he is. The fact that he was allowed a second term at all doesn’t give me much hope.
Nope. Republicans tried to overthrow the government before and that was virtually erased.
Wow. Instead of Hitler and the nazis we nearly had Butler and the republicans.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and an angry mob will turn the ballroom into a guillotine room
Sad part is there are many reasons you could say he should be put in front of a firing squad for. I hate him more than should be possible.
They never found bone spurs, that was just the claim to get a 4f. I believe his personal doctor provided a note like many politically connected or wealthy families did.