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.
Republicans and deploying troops to die in meaningless bullshit. Name a better duo!
Except for maybe, troops getting fucked by Republicans and still voting overwhelmingly Republican.
I hate how jaded and indifferent I’ve become too all these groups that voted for these assholes that are now paying the price.
From immigrants voting for Trump getting deported, to working people losing their insurance because of Trump, to troops dying because of Trump, to farmers losing their livelihood because of Trump.
I do not give a shit anymore. I’m tired of having to have compassion for everyone when those same assholes vote for shit they KNOW will hurt people, they just thought it wouldn’t be them being hurt…