President Donald Trump on Sunday said he’s invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated.” Reporter Bernie Bennett has details. VERBATIM: U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the shooting on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., while her […]
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President Trump Invites National Guard Parents to White House
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he’s invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated.” Reporter Bernie Bennett has details.
VERBATIM:
U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the shooting on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., while her seriously injured colleague, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remained in critical condition.
The president said Sunday he’s discussed a White House visit for the parents of both members of the West Virginia National Guard. Both were deployed as part of Mr. Trump’s crime-fighting mission that federalized D.C. police.
In recent days, local vigils in West Virginia have honored the soldiers, including one Saturday evening at Webster County High School, where Beckstrom attended classes.
Bernie Bennett, Washington.