Trump Condemns ‘Monstrous’ Attack Near White House, Calls for Review of Afghan Arrivals. President Trump denounces the “monstrous, ambush-style attack” that left two National Guard troops critically injured near the White House. Trump says the suspect — identified by NBC News as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal — entered the U.S. in September 2021 during the Kabul withdrawal. He vows to “reexamine every single alien” who arrived from Afghanistan under the Biden administration and demands the perpetrator face the “steepest possible price.” U.S. immigration authorities have halted all processing of Afghan-related applications indefinitely following the shooting. The FBI is investigating the handgun attack as a potential act of terrorism; the White House was briefly locked down. Confusion initially surrounded the victims’ conditions, with West Virginia’s governor first announcing their deaths before clarifying conflicting reports. Hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed in Washington under Trump’s emergency order; an additional 500 will now be sent. Former president Joe Biden says he and Jill Biden are “heartbroken,” urging unity and condemning violence of any kind.