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Pentagon to Deploy 500 More Troops in DC After 2 National Guardsmen Shot

Two members of the National Guard were shot on Nov. 26 while performing ‘high visibility patrols’ near the White House.
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Pentagon to Deploy 500 More Troops in DC After 2 National Guardsmen Shot
National Guard are seen after reports of two National Guard soldiers shot near the White House in Washington on Nov. 26, 2025. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
Jacki Thrapp
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will order 500 additional troops to Washington, after two National Guard members were shot just steps away from the White House on Nov. 26.
“The shooter shot in a cowardly, dastardly act targeting the best of America,” Hegseth said while speaking to the media on Wednesday.
Jacki Thrapp
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Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]