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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said his team was first informed that "two National Guardsmen had been shot in Washington, DC, critically wounded." Calling the attack deliberate, he said, "The shooter shot in a cowardly, dastardly act targeting the best of America."

US President Trump has given his first statement after two National Guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House in Washington DC.

Washington DC Shooting Today Live | National Guard Shooting Near White House Live News Updates: 'It's an act of hatred, suspect came to US from Afghanistan,' says Trump amid shooting near White House on National Guard members.

The US has halted all immigration processing for Afghan nationals after two National Guard members were shot near the White House. President Trump called the attack "an act of terror" and said the suspect arrived in 2021, urging a review of all Afghans who entered the country.

US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that South Africa would not be invited to next year's G20 summit in Miami, taking his diplomatic offensive against the country to a new level. Trump cited what he described as "horrific Human Right Abuses" endured by white farmers, and South Africa's refusal to symbolically hand off the G20 presidency at the end of this year's summit to the United States.

The attack took place near the entrance to the Farragut West Metro station--just blocks from the White House--around 2:15 pm (local time).

White House shooting highlights: The suspect for the DC shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in 2021 under the Operation Allies Welcome program.

Authorities say the shooter was 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan migrant who arrived in the United States during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.

US President Donald Trump condemned the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House, calling it an act of terror. The Afghan suspect was critically injured. Both soldiers remain in critical condition as authorities investigate the attack and review immigration policies linked to the suspect.