US President Donald Trump has described the attack on National Guard members in the capital as a terrorist act and ordered the deployment of 500 additional National Guard troops to Washington.On Wednesday, near the White House, an armed individual opened fire on American National Guard members, injuring two guardsmen with minor injuries.According to US authorities, the attack was a set-up, and the assailant was also injured.US media confirmed that the shooter is 29-year-old Afghan citizen Rahmaniullah Lakkani, who entered the United States in 2021.In this context, Trump stated that the US must reconsider the entry of all foreigners who came to the US from Afghanistan during Joe Biden's presidency, noting that the suspect in the Washington shooting came to the US from Afghanistan in 2021.He added: "The shooting attack on the National Guard was a terrorist act and a crime against humanity, and we will ensure justice for the perpetrators of the Washington attack."The US President emphasized that the attack on the National Guard is the greatest threat to national security our country faces, considering the heinous attack in Washington a terrorist act and a crime against our entire country.Trump continued: "The previous administration allowed 20 million unknown foreigners from around the world to enter, without any vetting."He said: "We will not tolerate this kind of attack on law and order by people who should not be in our country. America will not yield in the face of terrorism, and we will not allow ourselves to be intimidated from the mission our service members carry out with honor."
